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Max Weber’s Spirit of Capitalism and Andrew Carnegie: An Analysis of an

“See thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings.”

Without a doubt, the world today is quite unlike the world of a few hundred years back. The immense process of change in all its aspects - philosophy, government, economics, science, religion, to name a few- is an impressive array of various parts that can constitute a reason for this change. The knowledge of how we live today and the method of living our lives seem to be a curious facet of this whole. The world is always in a constant state of flux, not one religion seems to completely dictate, and not one particular philosophy tends to command total dominion. The world’s people live with a strong desire for variety, for flavor. Periods such as: The Enlightenment, The Renaissance period, The Civil Wars, and in more recent times the Information Age are all examples of times that provide evidence of the world being in a state of flux. The Gilded Age, or The Age of the Industrialists, had a profound effect in America’s growth during the nineteenth century. It was an incredible and fantastic time of economic and social growth, involving the American populace as a whole, changing the very conditions of pre-industrial life by placing hope in the future. Naturally, it did not just miraculously happen. There was, in the American States, a new wave of revolutionary ideals that convinced and influenced people, to let go of their old ways of living and grasp the new. To follow and commandeer in this new wind of change, to better their lives, to give up traditional thoughts and formulate novel ones. The significance of an era of this magnitude can hardly be described by its own right - only through a historical study can any generalization be made. But before generalizations, The Gilded Age needs to be investigated as a unique era.

Max Weber, a prominent nineteenth century sociologist ...

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