Confucian Ethics and the Spirit of Capitalism in Korea: The Significance of Filial Piety

Woo-Young Choi and Hye Suk Wang

Chapter Chapter 2 in The Korean Economic Developmental Path, 2013, pp 25-46 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Max Weber (1930[1920]) presented a remarkable analysis of the social effects of religious values. In this sociological canon, Weber indicated that value orientation in Protestant Christianity contributed to the formation of a “diligent” work ethic, which characterized modern Western capitalism. However, Weber went on to say that the spontaneous development of capitalism could not be found in non-Western societies for the reason that religious values imbuing economic motives for development were missing (Bellah, 1957). A typical example cited was Confucian culture in China (Weber, 1951[1920]), but Korean society was not an exception (Tu, 1991; Cha S.-H., 1992; Park S.-H., 1994).

Keywords: Filial Piety; Economic Motive; Confucian Ethic; Collective Representation; Eternal Life (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137347299_2

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