SOCIOLOGY - Max Weber

Max Weber explained that modern capitalism was born not because of new technology or new financial instruments. What started it all off was religion.
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00:00 Sociology - Max Weber 00:41 1. Why does Capitalism exists? 01:18 i) Protestantism makes you feel guilty 01:51 ii) God likes hard work 02:13 iii) All work is holy 02:35 iv) It's the community, not the family, that counts 02:59 v) There aren't miracles 03:06 The disenchantment od the world 03:58 2. How do you develop Capitalism around the world? 05:23 3. How can we change the world? 05:43 Traditional authority 05:52 Charismatic authority 06:02 Bureaucratic authority

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​@@thephilosophicalspartan4813 Rest is fulfilling appreciation in shared awareness. In terms of balance and meaning in life - to work without rest and without the renewal and inspiration is 666 - never comes the day of deeply shared appreciation. No depth becomes superficial substitution for life. Plundering or exploiting a sense of scarcity and lack in mutual distrust of false with-ness and false worth-ship. As for a god bothering - surely this is your mind projecting back. If you cant be bothered then you can expect the same. I don't know as to the number 1000 - but the first 'gods' were planets and their 'Suns' were the Eras or Ages of Man's development. Current dogma doesn't allow a recognition of this as historical experience - but in official cosmology there is the times scale of Astronomic as VAST and to us extremely slow while the spin rate of an Atom is unimaginable FAST and tiny. So I suggest a fractal and holographic view in which significance or meaning is inherent at all scales - but not as an add-on of human manufacture so much as innate relational expression of the whole in and as all its parts. This power holds all things already one - even if it nature is in a sense more like to a stillness or zero point from which all self differentiation arises as an expression of and within infinite potential. The separation from 'gods' God or Power in and through all things is a working illusion. The ability to not be bothered remains the capacity to care enough to matter to yourself or incarnate and embody caring as an expression of accepted self appreciation. A working illusion is like inherited and acquired cultural baggage. Old ideas can run by default until and unless you care enough to question them in relation to who you truly are. I don't see a difference between electrical and magnetic expression of qualities into quantities in principle when operating at different scales. But I see human thinking gaining a world but losing the Soul of the felt qualities of being. It isn't that we don't care or lack faith but that we care for our illusions and give faith to maintaining their sustainability - instead of aligning in what sustains us. If we are denied dreaming we very quickly become psychotic. While sleep is part of this, we mostly live in dream or narrative framings that offset, adjust, evade or seek to control, predict, possess or deny reality of actual or intimate relation. Curious that our sense of time is spent out of true currency and that mis-timings can set all things awry. If you can give yourself what you truly need - you can rest in its acceptance. You will then appreciate a 'god' or power of connected being - because that is who and what you are the expression of.

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[@aidanoliver8209]

This video doesn't take into account Weber's pluralistic view/explanations of social phenomena. Weber did not suggest that Protestantism was the only means by which capitalism was formed. He said protestants were "overepresented" in capitalism. He suggests that there must be other reasons why capitalism was formed as he was going against Marx's view that one explanation can explain social phenomena.

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[@kalyanarc4467]

I belive it represents only Christian countries, rather than only Protestant ones.. If you take a look at the map at 4:05 , you can notice that all of the blue coloured countries (except Japan) are Christian. Than you also remember that Communist countries forced atheism... I rly hate christianity now >.< Fuck you Jesus !!

[@detroitmetro101]

the idea that ideas, culture, may be more important than class, is appealing, however, how much are ideas worth without a market and capital?...anyway, capitalism was not born out of protestanism, protestanism was born out of capitalism...capitalism was one of the reasons why luther revolted, because the church was using "new financial instruments" to increase and centralize its profits...capitalism means that an individual, company, or country, derives its income from savings and investments, eg investors, banks..., which existed before the reformation in renaissance italy, which is where our word for bank comes from...the promotion of this kind of cultural superiority, northern, protestant europe, is typical of 19th century scientific racism, and is still with us today.

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[@dimitris.gianniodis]

This video is misleading. Max Weber never said that capitalism was created by protestantism. He said that, among several other factors (economical, technological, law codification, new kind of rationality), a specific form of religiosity (ascetic protestantism) had some uninentional influence on the development of A specific form of capitalism which is the modern enterprise capitalism. Just read the book

[@L30N4tER]

so to summarize Protestantism did create A capitalism, so technically they aren't incorrect. Nevertheless, yes, they are only emphasising on "Protestantism" part. But its scary how accurate Weber is, because take for example most of the underdeveloped country have everything required for capitalism to flourish but they are still stuck why?

[@dimitris.gianniodis]

Sorry, i think you got it wrong. On this precise point, the video is completely incorrect and reproduces a view of Weber that has often been criticized by Weber's specialists. The ethos of a particular form of protestantism (the notions of beruf-vocation, of confirmation and the need to work for God's glory) has had some unintentional influence on the development of a particular form of capitalism. As for your example of "underdeveloped country", the phenomenon can't be explain by Weber's theory because its aim is not to prove that protestant countries are more developed.... Sociology is a beautiful science and needs its supporters to be very precise in the terms they use. I can't help but suggest you read the book

[@L30N4tER]

I see, thank you for the clarification. But it just so happens that protestant countries are more developed than lets take for example most Hindu countries, why is that so? I am just curious, I mean no harm.

[@AA-xs7ee]

El capitalismo aventurero existió siempre, solo en ciertas condiciones (de las cuales es que Weber intenta desprender el análisis religioso) se crea el capitalismo moderno occidental. Es interesante que este análisis de la Praxis occidental del capitalismo va de la mano con lo explicado por Marx sobre la acumulación originaria, y con la visión más actual sobre la historia de Inglaterra y Alemania en aquellos años. Otro ejemplo enorme es el protectorado de Cromwell, para aquellos interesados en el tema de cómo religión y sociedad van cambiando en conjunto. Saludos.

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brod2man In that case study something else. Cause the video is not stating what weber wrote.

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+The School of Life why is Alaska in the red zone? It's a state of the US, and if we were going from which states are in turmoil surely California would be red too?

[@silkegehtyoutubegarnichtsa892]

Weber doesn't even claim Calvinism CAUSED disenchantment with the world (nor does he give any other explicit reasons for that), he points out that it had always existed, and refuged into cloisters! Take e.g. Luther, I think that qualifies as "protestant work ethics", but he wasn't fond of turning away from the world, for more than just one reason, while not being able to agree with Catholism on a fundamental level - and we do know how that story turned out. It's more like a certain type of personality, and work force, that seems to have found their place IN the world, who can be attached to Protestanism. Weber claims though, it was Calvin who really established and exported Protestanism into the world (namely England, "New England"/North America, Holland), influencing the quality and quantity to which Capitalism developed there, and imo that does seem to have some reason in it. E.g., good old Scrooge came into my mind, he actually seems to be the most extreme example of just those Calvinist qualities - but, he doesn't love his fellow poeple, because, he has no self love either, hence he forgot one fundamental Christian order, that's valid regardless of confession. ...Think about it.

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I am so using this for my class!! nah, actually studying Weber is more complex and requires a lot of time shit I hope I don't fail tomorrow

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This was so very interesting, and oddly still very much relevant.

[@ThnbAnimatrll]

Idealism is dead, the world is proven to be changed by material, not individuals or religions.

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@@ThnbAnimatrll I disagree. If you look to the united states these days, many people are objecting to the recent authoritarian laws being imposed. They are sacrifising material, probably their jobs, by refusing to infringe on the rights of others.

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[@AK4TsEv3N]

I love Max Weber and I think it's also important to mention his theory of the human action that was pioneer of the "micro-sociologies" and inspired (in various ways) social scientists and intellectuals such as Alfred Schutz, Harold Garfinkel, Peter Winch, George Herbert Mead, Talcott Parsons or Erving Goffman. Lots of their theories focused on interpretation of the daily actions and I think that people undervalue them. Daily action is also important when explaining the estructures and norms of society and I think focusing on such themes (they may sometimes seem banal) is also essential when studying sociology. Nice videos, by the way.

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4:13 Lol? Belarus, Ukraine, and Moldova?

[@philbelanger2]

Some problems with this analysis: some rich capitalist nations are catholic and capitalism works just fine in non-christian East Asian countries (Japan, South Korea, Singapore and China more everyday).

[@celeneky]

Weber was specifically describing capitalism in western societies. He goes into great depths to explain that there is a difference between western capitalism and capitalism in Asian countries and that his analysis is on western capitalism. He also explains this difference in terms of religious ideals (Asian countries having more "mystical", other-worldly religions and Western countries having ascetic, inner-worldly religions) and how these differences play out in the economy.

[@Suryapoosarla]

celeneky fine if that is true that idealogy influences wealth then why up to 15th or 16th china and india are most wealthy nations.... Adam Smith claimed China had long been one of the richest, that is, one of the most fertile, best cultivated, most industrious, most prosperous and most urbanized countries in the world...according to british economist angus madisson china is the largest economy and richest upto 16th centuary The gross domestic product of Mughal India in 1600 was estimated at about 24.3% the world economy, the second largest in the world at that time...presently the world gdp share of u.s which is richest country in the world is about 19%... i think max weber completely gone wrong in his analysis....

[@Tasurincci]

***** Weber analyzed the case of India in his book "Hinduism and Buddhism". The video extrapolates his tesis. If you want, Weber's question is how a pitiful country like Great Britain came dominate over much wealthier countries as India, and to smack the face of the Chinesse empire. European powers managed to develop very rapidly incredible sources of power and the means to administer them, the question is, what on those countries allowed such changes. A purely marxist perspective would say, "well, they had the Wealth of America", then you realize, that much of that wealth, specially it's silver, ended throught trade in China and India, why didn't they started the industrial revolution?

[@yiwanye3794]

+Philippe Belanger Max Weber is talking about the genesis of capitalism, not whether capitalism works in non-protestant countries. Weber also wrote a book about religion around the world. His theory suggest only Christianity (Calvinism) can give birth to capitalism/modern industrialism. He argues that Catholicism, Dadaism and Hinduism discourage monetary cumulation and scientific and social progress. Unlike Protestants (christians who protest against the catholic church), these religions encourage submission to earthly authority and hedonism. Japan and many other Asian countries intimate Capitalistic countries only when they observe the benefit of Capitalism. The logic is clear: you don't need Protestants in your country to adopt capitalism.

[@Suryapoosarla]

+tasurrincci we dont industrial revolution before great britan arrived to india..india was highly industralised economy...we have textile,ship building,world famous stell and other mineral industry....then comes the question how great china and india lost battles to britian which had smaller forces...answer is simple divide and rule and gun against people who uses swords...

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[@ricardoguanipa8275]

this reminded me so much of the "bloody Catholics" sketch in Monty python's meaning of life

[@dochmbi]

Japan is a capitalist, prosperous and first world country, yet it doesn't have protestant ideals in it's background and the family is still highly valued. What gives?

[@vogelscheuche5332]

Today their economy has major american influences, before WW2 they also weren t wealthy at all.

[@CrackThoseClaws]

Check out Zizek on Buddhism. Japan has a very strict sense of duty, probably the most metaphysical part of their culture. Lemme remind you about samurais and kamikazes. This is like the epitome of working yourself to death and favouring and institution above human individuality.

[@inkealvarez5443]

Confucius

[@JKWesser]

Japan took the west (and especially the US) as a model in many ways since the mid/late 19th century. Of course, their culture is somewhat compatible with the ideas of capitalism, but back when they first decided to "westernize" there was a lot of turmoil as a result of their way of life clashing with the new foreign ideas that -they knew- they had to accept if the were to avoid becoming China (which was humiliated by the -more advanced- western powers at that time).

[@Tyrmund]

But no one's talking about Marxism in this thread, so why are you mentioning it? Weber is actually trying to offer an alternative view on the subject that doesn't rely solely on economic factors to explain the whole system. Whether or not this is what all Marxists assert (let alone Marx) is another matter entirely. As silverskid explained elsewhere in the comments: "[Weber] merely states that cultural forces are equally important to get a full picture."

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[@Goingby20s]

I appreciate Max Weber's views, but I do have to say I disagree with them, how can one say that capitalism is a result of Protestantism when according to many historians it first developed in its modern stages in city states located in Italy as a result of exhanges primarily with Muslim merchants. Also, the idea that Protestatism is the only force in the planet that would coerce people to be audacious, work-oriented or ethical is ridicolous, Colombus was not a Protestant, yet that did not stop his desire to face the unknown and land in the Americas, ancient Chinese and Japananese used to work extremely hard and have a very strong set of moral rules to guide society despite not being Protestants... Most major CEOs today are not religious, yet that won't stop them from feeling guilty or anxious.

[@ariel_haymarket]

While I appreciate Weber's attempt to describe the authorities in periods, I believe he ultimately made too simplistic an observation. Many authorities in our time mix the hero archetypes with "divine" right to a policy or position, as well as make it so that outsiders cannot easily understand the workings of politics and the market. Good video as always.

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Amazing video! Thanks. I'd like to see a video about the connection between the concept of measuring things and resources and capitalism (eg. time, money).

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I have learned many articles about the subject, but this video through a pedagigical style, has concentrated the essence of the contribution of Max Weber to the explanation of historical evolution of societies. and how could new ideas generate an impulse in the history of societies. culture, through language is a big and important part of human progress: protestantism, in its Calvinistic version- has bring new values and terms and ideas about time, god, individual in its relation to society-namely that a part of the self is Embedded in the others- . All that has changed the way we think about the evolution of the sources of political power's legitimacy and therefore the progress in societies. This is what I have learned from this instructive and valuable video?. Thank you very much

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I've to write an essay about this dude. This video will help me A LOT! So thanks:) (subscribed too, this channel is awesome)

[@xXMaGGoXx]

Dear School of Life crew, I'm loving your videos so far. Just one little thing that bugs me: you're presenting Max Webers Ideas as though they are universally accepted as facts, although many of todays experts in economics (i.e. 'Why Nations Fail') haven proven him to be wrong. keep it up!

[@AnotherGradus]

I wonder if exporting all of that post-modern, cultural relativism in universities for the last 60 years severely impeded the transition of those clan oriented, superstitious, & short-term-planning cultures to a more Western, albeit more anxious ones. It's strange to think of the dreaded "globalized mono-culture" as a force of good (in moderation, of course).

[@puppiesyay]

Paul Keefer The global mono culture I think is pretty clearly a net good. Because it is a two way street, the variation between the US and France (for example) is much less today, BUT the variation within BOTH France and the US is also greater. So cultures are getting "wider" even as they move closer together.

[@ibodhidogma]

Rockn Outt How can variation within the countries be greater is they are sharing more and more of the same goods and services? For example; if there are more and more IKEAs every year, and more and more houses filled with IKEA furniture, where is the variation /within/ each culture?

[@puppiesyay]

Eric John Well I think you need to take a step back. Lets assume there is IKEA and Target (american retailer that sells some furniture). Target is only in the US (where it began) and IKEA is only in Sweden. At this point when speaking about furniture both countries are very different. People in Sweden have totally different furniture than those in the US. But enter globalization, now people in both Sweden and the US have BOTH stores, IKEA and Target (because both countries expanded globally). Now see that Sweden and the US have less variance, as in both people in both countries have the same furniture (a mix of Target and IKEA) but the variation WITHIN each nation is also greater. As in they both went from having only IKEA or only Target to having both choices. So the variation BETWEEN the 2 countries is actually less, but WITHIN each country there is much more variation. Not the best example but I think you can see my point.

[@lliihhaann]

Rockn Outt Your 'global mono culture' is not desirable. You forgot that Target and IKEA are fundamentally corporations. Your local ethnic food place is another expression of globalized capitalism. The cultic and heroic principles of the Ancient world were devised by peoples, consciously or not, for the sake of happiness and spirituality that was specific to their time and place. Modernity is the destruction of these ways of life. Do Swedes derive happiness from commodities they buy/sell through IKEA? Perhaps, but that is ultimately materialistic thinking.

[@puppiesyay]

lliihhaann Friend, I think you misunderstood me completely! Those were weak examples of a principle, not a globalization "success story". Replace Target and IKEA with philosophy, religion, art, anything. You can find great anime in the US, watch great south Korean films in Europe, Soccer/futbol!, I just got a "flat white" at Starbucks the other day a drink invented in Australia, I can eat (pretty) good food from China, India, Pakistan, Greece, and many more within minutes of my suburban home in the US. So both in Australia and here we're drinking "flat white" coffees, does that sound like evil corporations? Or like "mono culture"? My roommate binge watching anime in Japanese? Is that the destruction of our culture? I think not! So try to take the example I gave with Target and IKEA and simply replace it with any idea, cultural norm, art, etc. We share a more common culture because we can experience more of other cultures than ever before and its natural to take the best and leave the rest. The Chinese export their rich culture with martial arts classes and great food and they watch US films, play soccer, and wear Nike in return. Long winded but whatever

[@Calicido]

Really appreciate this, thanks!!

[@HansLiu23]

This video sums up my life's ambitions. I did not grow up in a religious household. Work is my religion. As weird as it may seem, but it is engrained in myself. If i call off work i feel a sense of guilt. It has never mattered what job I have had.

[@Chfuli2]

what's wrong with Alaska? :(

[@kinneko3]

It's cursed mate

[@sketchyskateboardingasmr6531]

its been infected by communism due to a low IQ population.

[@artistrg3487]

Bio-Sexual Interface But it has the second biggest oil industry in the country tho. And it has a small population 🤔

[@SeanWinters]

@@artistrg3487 like Venezuela?

[@gavinhudson5251]

@@sketchyskateboardingasmr6531 I thought it was full of Sarah Palin people.

[@gregjohnson819]

I deem this the new best channel on youtube. You're welcome. Lol.

[@dominicthompson7612]

New but love this channel. Ever thought about a podcast?

[@lawrnc]

Amazing work with these videos! It would be nice to see a Malthus vs boserup video!

[@jonathanpepper9743]

Why is Alaska red at 4:14? It's also part of the USA.

[@largahilfire8861]

Alaska use to be part of the u.s.s.r

[@123456789987o]

Why are Iceland, Greenland, Taiwan and Israel red? There are many things wrong with this map.

[@kristerrs]

Alaska used to be a part of Russia, not the USSR. USA purchased Alaska in 1867. The USSR wasn't established untill 1922.

[@silaslee7881]

4:13 Alaska is highlighted as one of the "countries" where capitalism isn't working so well... lol

[@sbaraily]

Thanks a lot for such lucid explanation. I am public admin student and I need to read thinkers like Max Weber which this video helped. Can you suggest some other channels where I can get such video explaining works of other thinkers like Chester Bernard, Mary Parker Follett, Herbert Simon, Chris Argyris, Elton Mayo etc.

[@marso.terso9801]

Please put more sociological videos. They're very useful.

[@datolive9564]

Can you do a video on Emile Durkheim?

[@datolive9564]

absolute legends! this channel has helped me in college with sociology and religious studies and i find you guys really entertaining! :)

[@itsmatthew9545]

there is a video about him

[@waxosoax]

I like these videos a lot, however I feel that there are many unchecked biases that need to be resolved.

[@River_StGrey]

waxosoax For the most part, School of Life seems more interested in reporting what an individual believed and put forth, and less inclined to deliver conjecture on who was right or why. So, bias is to be expected without necessarily being evidence of endorsement.

[@johanaquiroz1480]

Gracias a ti estoy aprendiendo a pronunciar bien los nombres de mis personajes favoritos. muchas Gracias

[@rtyankeedoodle]

Love your videos, please keep them coming

[@ianisc00lio]

why are iceland, greenland, alaska, singapore, taiwan and hong kong not considered "blue" capitalist countries? granted, most of these can be seen as territories of countries, but it seems kinda funny that ukraine is considered a "successful" capitalist country whereas iceland or singapore is not

[@Aokaimusic]

I want to harness the work ethic of protestants but without the belief of a divine being....sigh

[@Watcher863]

Well, what scares you? Pretend that whatever it is, is watching you, and judging you, silently.

[@franciscocastrorichter7316]

This is great. I would just mention that marxian analysis is very complementary to weberian analysis, as provided, for example, by thinkers like Antonio Gramsci or Erik Olin Wright. This, despite the orthodox (and sometimes stupid) marxist refusal for taking into account religion and the deep cultural dimensions of society as an important component and value. Thank you!

[@joacimmelsethnerhed1551]

Thank you for all your great videos.

[@diamantsarout5958]

OH MY GOD THIS IS SAVING MY ASS IN UNI HAHA THANKS

[@gaylienz]

"a new outlook" or colonialism....

[@Christophe.C]

why, oh why did i not find this when i was studying sociology, good job! but i have my diploma now so i recommend this for sociology students for sure..

[@raffaojeda]

Good analysis and summary of capitlism in this video of Max Weber. He was a sociologist .

[@Adamantablade]

I think that George Carlin should be considered a great modern philosopher.

[@maximeriopel5305]

What did he write?

[@gnetkuji]

Sounds incredibly eurocentric to me. I mean, it would be hard to argue that capitalism hasn't flourished immensely in Japan or South Korea, but they are neither protestant nor under the sway of a similar guilt-bearing religion. Similarly, there are catholic nations which have flourished with capitalism. More majority-catholic nations on that world map were colored blue than protestant ones, point of fact. Given these facts, the lack of effectiveness of foreign aid seems to better fit a Marxist analysis, than one by Weber, in that those nations are poor for the same reason that there are wide sections of those capitalist nations which are unemployed. Their labor is simply unnecessary to meet the demands of the market, which itself does not include them because they lack the wealth to purchase at the same rates as capitalist nations. They are given money, which they in turn spend on goods from the West which is universally cheaper than making such goods themselves, thus perpetuating their own largely unemployed status. Adding on top of this the imperialist exploitation of their natural resources by industrialized economies, it is no wonder capitalism doesn't seem to be helping such nations as much as others. The religious affiliation of those nations which capitalism first took hold seems more coincidence than causal.

[@Tasurincci]

gnet kuji Weber never analyzed the 1rst/3rd world dilemma. It cannot be asked to him to answer for what he didn't intended a answer. That's the channels fault for extrapolating his tesis beyond it's borders. Weberian thought explains why do people values growth, effienciency and rationalization as ends on themselves. It's not just coincidence that the Industrial revolution started on the Anglosaxon world, but then we're speaking of the 18th century. Another thing is that Catholics came too to be forced to industrialize. Eventually, from the needs of competition, the "protestant ethos" spread and secularized, but the original craddles were still dominant for most of the 19th century.

[@wintermute3d]

gnet kuji Japan and South Korea are predominantly Confucian, which shares a very similar work ethos than Protestantism. Self-improvement, frugality and hard work.

[@gnetkuji]

***** Japan is not Confucian, nor were they at the time of Weber's writing. They were, as they are today, mostly Shintoist with a large minority of Buddhists. All other religions, including both Christianity and Confucianism, make up less than ten percent of the population combined. There was so called "Neo-Confucianism" during the Edo period, but it was entirely dead and replaced by the time Japan's borders were opened and industrialization began. As for Korea, the research there is confusing because the state has an odd way of classifying religions which leaves nearly half the country as being counted as having "no religion." Even so, most estimates place Confucianism in South Korea at less than 2% of the population. Historically, the Joseon were Neo-Confucianist even after it had fallen out of favor in Japan, but it largely died out with the end of the Joseon kingdom at the end of the 19th century, long before the mass industrialization of Korea.

[@Tasurincci]

gnet kuji Japan underwent a similar process with confucianism, as catholics did with protestantism. It's tennets took hold, more from the force of social institutions thanfrom actual worship.

[@HToothrot]

gnet kuji He did try to analyse Chinese and Indian structures of authority, and I've heard that he did a bad job at it. Having read quite a lot of Weber I agree with your comment and I think the video is somewhat misleading. I don't think that 'Protestantism and the spirit of capitalism' actually suggested that Protestantism lead to capitalism, just that they had striking similarities. If we were being generous to Weber we could argue that a Weberian analysis would suggest that each society would develop a capitalism that fits their ethic. Although we shouldn't forget that Protestantism went hand in hand with colonialism. Making colonies productive and making colonies christian were still synonyms in Weber's day.

[@davidestebanrojasospina1278]

brilliant work guys! do you think you can do a video about some contemporary sociologist? like Bourdieu or Habermas. Your videos are great! keep it up.

[@nicolemusic2242]

His conclusion is very interesting and very applicable to the climate crisis. Money and technology are only tools -- and they certainly help, we shouldn't underestimate their power -- but what is ultimately needed to achieve long-lasting change is your purpose, outlook and ideology. I also find it interesting how, counterintuitively, gradual change in policies is more productive/leads to more change in the long run than a complete overturn of the system/someone radical/a revolution.

[@konstancemakjaveli]

Alaska isnt US haha lol.

[@pickmepickme1035]

Matīss Veinbergs yes it is

[@konstancemakjaveli]

Jackson Naughton in map

[@nolongeranihilist1659]

Matīss Veinbergs Alaska is part of the Usa

[@CarlosSanchez-ev3bn]

i don't like weber

[@faraday8280]

Adorno fan?

[@BecomeYourStrength]

Very interesting topic :D Thanks for sharing!

[@stefbojic]

Wonderful channel! Keep it going!

[@sumowitch]

I've had his book on my to read list for years and never got around to it so thanks for the summary. Don't like to expose my ignorance but who we're the leaders whose photos appeared repeatedly around the six minute mark?

[@littlemothbigwings6765]

I love your accent. I'm from Brazil and I loved it!! 💚

[@raya3976]

Can you make the subtitles backgound color black and the font size bigger to be readable? Thanks for these beautifully explained and designed clips!!

[@rosegorman6959]

Are you planning on doing the other founding sociologists like Comte, Martineau, DuBois, Mills or Spencer? The four sociology videos you posted are great!