EURO ST 10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Protestant Work Ethic, Erectile Dysfunction
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Last time we looked at key aspects of luther"s theology. The protestant work ethic and the spirit of capitalism. Twofold nature of man: spiritual and temporal. Twofold relation to authority: spiritually free from law, temporally beholden to it. A new notion of the self; birth of modern subjectivity ; hope through. Last time we also looked at some consequences of the reformation despair . Man is of two natures - spirit and body. It is subject to the law, although it can never live up to it. Through our bodily actions (works), we can never save our souls. In the earthly realm, we are therefore duty-bound and servants . The best we can do is fight a never-ending battle to control our sinful selves - through work. That is, work and duty for their own sakes. That he might not be unemployed, god gave him the business of keeping and cultivating paradise .
