Max (Karl Emil Maximilian), was born in Erfurt on April 21, 1864, Germany and died in Munich, Germany, on June 14, 1920. He was a sociologist, economist, jurist, historian and political scientist; considered one of the founders of sociology and public administration.
In his work The Protestant Ethic and the "Spirit" of Capitalism, Weber analyzes the rational and even methodical modus vivendi of ascetic Protestantism and its influence on the formation of the capitalist spirit, which was based, in his opinion, on rational economic conduct.
This is a work in which one must pay close attention to the preliminary study and the footnotes, in order to achieve a historical and socioeconomic understanding in its proper dimension.
Author: Miguel Ángel Moreno Villarroel