The protestant ethic thesis: Weber's missing psychology

History of the Human Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1-16

  Mather, Ronald ^a  

^a SUNY EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Drives; Maxims; Psychology; Transcendental arguments; Utilitarianism

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645539096     PISSN: 09526951     EISSN: 1461720X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0952695105059303     Document Type: Review

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