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    “Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism”(Weber‚ 1958)‚ Weber shows a long selection from the works of Benjamin Franklin. Franklin composes that time is cash‚ that credit is cash‚ and that cash can generate cash. (pg72) Franklin urges individuals to pay the greater part of their obligations on time‚ since it energizes the certainty of others (pg.74). He also urges individuals to introduce themselves as innovative and dependable consistently (pg.74). Weber contends that all for private enterprise

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    Compare and contrast Marx and Weber’s analyses of the development of capitalism Capitalism is defined as ‘An economic and political system in which a country ’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit.’ It is based on the division between two classes‚ one of which owns the labour of the other. Not only do the upper classes‚ or the bourgeoisie‚ own the means of physical production but also the means of ‘mental production’. They control and manipulate society through the rule

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    Karl Heinrich Marx was a German economist‚ sociologist and philosopher who is considered to be one of the most influential theorist in our history. His works developed in a different era became the basis for philosophy‚ sociology and economics and continue to have a major influence in today’s society. He wrote several theories about economics and sociology in the Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital‚ which drafted the philosophy known as Marxism. Marx’s ideas on communism stemmed from his difference

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    Marx v. Smith on Capitalism Capitalism‚ according to the Encyclopaedia Britannica‚ is “the means in which production are privately owned and production is guided and income is disputed largely through the operation of markets”. Capitalism saw the emergence after the feudal system of Western Europe can do a halt. Many economists‚ even today‚ dispute the simple beginnings of capitalism. Some theories range from religious reasons‚ such as the rise of Protestant Reformation in the 1500s‚ to the enclosure

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    Karl Marx‚ philosopher‚ theorist and sociologist‚ had very controversial ideologies. His divergent views towards social class and capitalism ultimately lead to his banishment from countries like Germany and France. Marx believed that there are only two classes in society: the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. He strongly argued that these two categories influence individuals’ life chances and outlooks. Marx saw capitalism as a mostly negative system in which the proletariats work for the benefit of

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    Marx is considered a modernist because his views and theories fit the meaning of Modernity‚ which are human freedom and the right to free choice. To MarxCapitalism is a barrier to the notion of human freedom and choice. Five aspects of his political theory which are modern‚ is how he views human nature‚ effects of Capitalism on human natures with emphasis on significance of labour‚ class struggles within Capitalism‚ the demise of Capitalism and the need for the transition to Communism. In this

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    Karl Marx and Max Weber are among the famous theorist who formed the pillar of the study of society. This come about in their contradict theories the conflict and protestant ethic respectively. It is understood that these two people lived in different eras‚ Marx being exposed to conditions and perspectives of the eighteen century whilst Weber dwells in the nineteen century where noticeable changes on the fast emergence of innovative technology‚ and a path where modernity take its toll (the industrial

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    Karl Marx has made numerous and vast contributions to sociology. He is largely responsible for the Communist Party which post World War II managed to polarize the world. The stark contrast between Capitalism and Communism created tensions and the Cold War between the U.S.A. and U.S.S.R. The Cold War lasted for a near lifetime from 1947 – 1991 and was and ominous backdrop for anyone coming of age during those years. Marx worked with Friedrich Engles to write the Communist Manifesto which was the

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    today. Marx and Engel’s The Communist Manifesto gives broad views on the subject of the middle class and how they fit into a society that was ruled by feudalism and aristocracy. Capitalism becomes a major topic in a socialist-based society that underwent many changes as industrialization progressed. A government must be dynamic in its nature reflecting the change in society. At times aristocracy has refused to allow society to adapt to the changes that the bourgeoisie

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    Karl Marx‚ a 17th century journalist and philosopher believed there was no difference between work and art. He argued that man is defined by his ability to create through work. Marx teaches that capitalism creates estrangement for the proletariat‚ working class‚ through alienation‚ or isolation‚ from (1) the process of production‚ (2) the product of work‚ (3) their species being‚ or their potential to become something or create something as a human‚ and (4) fellow man. Expounding upon these ideas

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