ABSTRACT
As we have seen, Weber considered the possibility of revolutionizing society in
accordance with an ethic of brotherly love. Not only would such an ethic undermine
practical activity in the economic and political spheres, he contended, but the ethic would
also obstruct the development of art, intellect, science and all cultural values. Unlike the
spheres of political and economic activity, these other spheres represent intrinsic values
that are meaningful ends in themselves. Therefore, we might expect them to conform to
an ethic of brotherly love which stresses intrinsic rather than extrinsic value in human
relations.
