<P> Although not a detailed study of Protestantism but rather an introduction to Weber 's later studies of interaction between various religious ideas and economics ( The Religion of China : Confucianism and Taoism , The Religion of India : The Sociology of Hinduism and Buddhism , and Ancient Judaism ) , The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism argues that Puritan ethics and ideas influenced the development of capitalism . The ' spirit of capitalism ' does not refer to the spirit in the metaphysical sense but rather a set of values , the spirit of hard work and progress . </P>
<P> Although not a detailed study of Protestantism but rather an introduction to Weber 's later studies of interaction between various religious ideas and economics ( The Religion of China : Confucianism and Taoism , The Religion of India : The Sociology of Hinduism and Buddhism , and Ancient Judaism ) , The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism argues that Puritan ethics and ideas influenced the development of capitalism . The ' spirit of capitalism ' does not refer to the spirit in the metaphysical sense but rather a set of values , the spirit of hard work and progress . </P>
the idea of hard work became a central factor in the development of the
the idea of hard work became a central factor in the development of the
spirit of capitalism
spirit of capitalism