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The four that idea of capitalism traditionalism versus rationalism and capitalism versus pre-capitalism seeks explanation....

1. Traditionalism of Capitalism

Traditionalism I found 3 kinds

1) CenturyDictionary, published in 1909, defines capitalism as:

The possession of capital or property by the state; and, the possession of capital. The concentration of a large amount of capital in the hands of a few; and, Power or influence over a large or united amount of capital. (This is the main one)

2) Influenced by the philosophical and ideological debates of the 19th century, it is defined as an "economic system" (as used by Sombart and Weber). For example, the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines capitalism as "an economic system in which capital property is owned by private individuals or corporations, in which investment is made by private decision rather than by state control, and in which prices, production, and sale of goods are determined primarily by the free market."

3) The 1987 edition of the UK's Oxford English Dictionary defines it as "the condition of possessing capital; the identity of a capitalist; a system that embraces the existence of capitalists."

2. The Rationalism of Capitalism

Capitalism does not have a rationalism; rationalism is only one of the "isms" that influence capitalism

Rationalism is largely said to have emerged in the 17th century.

"Rationality" is man's thinking and judgment of the objective world around him. 17th and 18th centuries in Western Europe, the extensive development of handmade factories, the growing power of the bourgeoisie, demanded to put an end to the old feudal autocracy; the development of science and technology to promote the formation of a scientific worldview, inspired people to explore the laws of the human society, and aroused people's reverence for rationality and the The development of science and technology promoted the formation of scientific worldview, inspired people to explore the laws of human society, and aroused people's reverence for reason and the transcendence of philosophical thinking, and people were convinced that reason could enable human beings to correctly understand the universe and any things and phenomena in nature. Enlightenment thought used reason as a weapon, stripped the feudal system of its sacred trappings, raised the banner of reason, and denied religious theocracy, authoritarian kingship and aristocratic privileges. Taking reason as the yardstick for measuring and judging everything, the Enlightenment rejected the traditional concept of "God's will dominates everything". On the basis of the doctrine of rationalism, the Enlightenment thinkers put forward the idea of natural human rights and the political doctrine that sovereignty resides in the people. In addition, they advocated science and opposed obscurantism; in the economic sphere, they advocated laissez-faire; and in religion, they advocated freedom of religion and opposed the unification of church and state.

With rationalism as its banner, it set off the second ideological liberation movement in Europe after the Renaissance, influenced the bourgeois revolutions in Europe and the United States, played a role in promoting them, and encouraged the benevolent men and women of Asia to struggle for the transformation of the old society, and also contributed to the rapid development of the natural sciences and literature and art.

3. Capitalism

(present-day capitalism)

Refers to the sense in which capital dominates the economy and politics of society.

A system of economics or economic sociology .

4. Pre-capitalism

A primitive society based on a natural economy in which production was limited to the production of use values for the producers' own consumption.