268 Pages
by
Routledge
268 Pages
by
Routledge
268 Pages
by
Routledge
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In his latest book, scholar-historian Murray G. Murphey exhaustively explores the life and theory of Thorstein Veblen (1857–1929), whom, many scholars agree, remains one of the leading social theorists of all time, if not also one of the more confounding. Murphey’s account begins with a brief economic history of nineteenth-century America, wherein he examines the conditions that formed Veblen’s... Read more
Preface
Introduction
1. Early Days
2. Basics
3. Social Evolution
4. Veblen’s New Theory
5. The Critique Continued
6. Veblen’s Theory of Business
7. The Great War
8. Revolution
Biography
Murray G. Murphey is Emeritus Professor of American Civilization at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of Philosophical Foundations of Historical Knowledge, The Development of Peirce’s Philosophy, co-author of the two-volume A History of Philosophy in America, and co-editor of Values and Value Theory in Twentieth Century America.
