Karl Marx and Max Weber have agreed and disagreed on numerous issues
             during their years as sociologists and political economists. An issue that they
             both discuss in great length, and disagree upon is the rise of capitalism.
             Marx thought that economic factors and the use of exploited and
             alienated labor were the causes of the rise of capitalism. In "Capital", Marx
             discusses the Labor Theory of Value and Surplus Value, and how they have
             influenced the rise of capitalism. In the Labor Theory of Value, Marx
             analyzes what makes a commodity valuable, which leads to a capitalistic
             On the other hand, Weber stated that religious beliefs associated with
             the Puritan religion led to the rise of capitalism. Puritans continuously worked
             hard, because the wasting of time is considered a sin. There is no relaxation,
             and labor was seen as rational and methodical. The enjoyment of certain
             aspects in social life that do not have religous value are forbidden. One must
             acquire wealth through God's grace and hard work, for the persuit of wealth
             for it's own sake was seen as a sin. Because people were isolated, individuals
             looked for signs of salvation and found it in their ability to work hard and
             Weber wanted to uncover the the forces in the West that caused
             people to abandon their religous values in exchange for a desire of acquiring
             goods and wealth. Eventually people began to enjoy their material
             possessions, and started to adopt different values and beliefs that once was
             dominated during the spirit of capitalism. Religous values led to the rise of
             capitalism and relflected the rationalization and methodical lives individuals
             led in the past. Capitalism became a dominant force, because people still lead
             rational and methodical lives like the Puritans did, but enjoy their material
             Both Weber and Marx would agree that classes were distinguished by
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