《新教伦理与资本主义精神》的文化学意义

On Culturological Significance of The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism

马克斯·韦伯的《新教伦理与资本主义精神》一书具有重要的文化学理论和现实意义,主要体现在四个方面:一是佐证了文化的适应性本质和群体性特征;二是强调了文化的功能与社会历史方位;三是分析了西方文化的现代转型;四是开启了文化模式的比较研究。

The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism written by Max Weber is of great theoretical and realistic cuhurology significance. It specifically lies in the following four aspects. This monograph gives evidences of culture＇ s adaptive and group nature, stresses the function and social historical direction, analyzes the modern transform of western culture and starts the comparing study of culture model.