Tymczasowe ostatnie słowo. „Żelazna klatka kapitalizmu” Maksa Webera i Talcotta Parsonsa

The aim of the article is to trace the concept of the “iron cage of capitalism” attributed to one of fathers-founders of sociology, Max Weber. The author presents the origin of the concept – a controversial decision of Talcott Parsons, a famous sociologist and the first translator of Weber’s work The Ethics of Protestantism and the Spirit of Capitalism into English. Moreover, the presence of the “iron cage” in selected translations and original works in Polish and English is discussed.