信仰·理性·克制·敬业·成功——读马克斯·韦伯的《新教伦理与资本主义精神》

Belief,Reason,Restraint,Devotion,Success

韦伯强调宗教伦理对个人的经济心态形成和发展的深刻影响,因此有了韦伯命题:资本主义精神产生于新教伦理。根据韦伯的研究,“现代资本主义精神以及全部现代文化的一个根本要素,即以天职思想为基础的合理行为,产生于基督教禁欲主义。”韦伯还提出了反命题:儒教不可能像新教那样焕发出“资本主义精神”,因为,儒教仅有“外王”的入世理性倾向而无实际经世抱负的手段,仅有“内圣”的价值理性的信念伦理而无工具理性的责任伦理。文章从信仰、理性、克制、敬业与成功的内在逻辑的角度来解读马克斯.韦伯的《新教伦理与资本主义精神》的实质内涵。

Weber emphasizes the profound influence of religious ethic on the formation and development of individual＇s economic intention with his proposition that the spirit of capitalism is originated from the ethic of Protestantism. According to Weber,＂ the essence of the spirit of modern capitalism and modern euhure,which is rational action based on vocation,is originated from asceticism of protestantism. ＂The arlicle decodes the essential meaning of Ethic of protestantism and the spirit of Capitalism from the ,perspective of the inner logic of belief, reason, restraint, devotion and success.