Weber and neoclassical marginalism share the assumption that capitalism’s preconditions are transhistorical

Evidence

From the perspective of the theory of economy, this subjectivism leads to the marginal utility of neoclassical economics, whose assumption that capitalism’s specific preconditions are transhistorical is shared by Weber: ‘Economic action emerges in Weber’s workasaparadigmof rationalaction. — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 1123

Categorization

• SHARE: For anyone tracking the genealogy of ‘rational economic man’ — the direct line from Weberian action theory to marginal utility economics.
• XREF: connects to: Weber built Protestantism and capitalism as one-sided ideal types against Marxist reductionism; Capitalism was shaped by preexisting European civilization, not the reverse

Broader Connections

• Weber built Protestantism and capitalism as one-sided ideal types against Marxist reductionism #qualifies (0.78)
• Capitalism was shaped by preexisting European civilization, not the reverse #qualifies (0.75)