Tymczasowe ostatnie słowo. „Żelazna klatka kapitalizmu” Maksa Webera i Talcotta Parsonsa
Temporary Last Word. “Iron Cage of Capitalism” of Max Weber and Talcott Parsons
Author(s): Magda CzechSubject(s): History, Social Sciences, Cultural history, Sociology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Max Weber; Talcott Parsons; translation; capitalism; iron cage
Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to trace the concept of the “iron cage of capitalism” attributedto one of fathers-founders of sociology, Max Weber. The author presents the origin of theconcept – a controversial decision of Talcott Parsons, a famous sociologist and the firsttranslator of Weber’s work The Ethics of Protestantism and the Spirit of Capitalism intoEnglish. Moreover, the presence of the “iron cage” in selected translations and originalworks in Polish and English is discussed.
Journal: Przegląd Humanistyczny
- Issue Year: 458/2017
- Issue No: 03
- Page Range: 39-48
- Page Count: 10
- Language: Polish
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