“How did the Calvinists beliefs relating to worldly asceticism and predestination, encourage the development of Western capitalism, in Webers view.” In this essay, I am first going to briefly look at Webers idea and how it differed form the view Marx put forward on the development of Western capitalism. I am then going to look at the way Weber saw “occidental” capitalism differing from “other” types of capitalism. After this I will touch upon what Weber described as the “spirit of capitalism”. I will then proceed to explain what effect predestinati