The Place of Science in Modern Civilization
Western culture, according to Veblen, is unique because of its comprehension of science. Above all else, he identifies this as the defining characteristic of Western Christian society, because all other social forces gather around it. But far from proclaiming this cult of science as a great good, Veblen instead examines how this peculiarity came to be. Why science? What will become of a society so engrossed with facts that it neglects other aspects of life, like art? Readers may find themselves amazed at the degree to which the scientific point of view has colored Western life, while students of sociology and anthropology will be fascinated by this reflexive look at scientific culture by a man of science. American economist and sociologist THORSTEIN BUNDE VEBLEN (1857-1929) was educated at Carleton College, Johns Hopkins University and Yale University. He coined the phrase "conspicuous consumption." Among his most famous works are The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899), The Theory of Business Enterprise (1904), and Imperial Germany and the Industrial Revolution (1915).
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The Place of Science in Modern Civilization
Western culture, according to Veblen, is unique because of its comprehension of science. Above all else, he identifies this as the defining characteristic of Western Christian society, because all other social forces gather around it. But far from proclaiming this cult of science as a great good, Veblen instead examines how this peculiarity came to be. Why science? What will become of a society so engrossed with facts that it neglects other aspects of life, like art? Readers may find themselves amazed at the degree to which the scientific point of view has colored Western life, while students of sociology and anthropology will be fascinated by this reflexive look at scientific culture by a man of science. American economist and sociologist THORSTEIN BUNDE VEBLEN (1857-1929) was educated at Carleton College, Johns Hopkins University and Yale University. He coined the phrase "conspicuous consumption." Among his most famous works are The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899), The Theory of Business Enterprise (1904), and Imperial Germany and the Industrial Revolution (1915).
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The Place of Science in Modern Civilization

The Place of Science in Modern Civilization

by Thorstein Veblen
The Place of Science in Modern Civilization

The Place of Science in Modern Civilization

by Thorstein Veblen

Overview

Western culture, according to Veblen, is unique because of its comprehension of science. Above all else, he identifies this as the defining characteristic of Western Christian society, because all other social forces gather around it. But far from proclaiming this cult of science as a great good, Veblen instead examines how this peculiarity came to be. Why science? What will become of a society so engrossed with facts that it neglects other aspects of life, like art? Readers may find themselves amazed at the degree to which the scientific point of view has colored Western life, while students of sociology and anthropology will be fascinated by this reflexive look at scientific culture by a man of science. American economist and sociologist THORSTEIN BUNDE VEBLEN (1857-1929) was educated at Carleton College, Johns Hopkins University and Yale University. He coined the phrase "conspicuous consumption." Among his most famous works are The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899), The Theory of Business Enterprise (1904), and Imperial Germany and the Industrial Revolution (1915).

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781602060883
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
Publication date: 03/01/2007
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 520
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.16(d)

About the Author

Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929) was perhaps the most famous American economist and social critic of his time. He taught at the universities of Chicago and Missouri, Stanford University, and the New School for Social Research. His many books include The Theory of Business Enterprise, The Higher Learning in America, and The Theory of the Leisure Class, all available from Transaction.

Table of Contents

1: The Place of Science in Modern Civilisation 1; The Evolution of the Scientific Point of View 1; Why is Economics Not an Evolutionary Science? 1; The Preconceptions of Economic Science 1; The Preconceptions of Economic Science 1; The Preconceptions of Economic Science 1; Professor Clark's Economics 1; The Limitations of Marginal Utility 1; Gustav Schmoller's Economics 1; Industrial and Pecuniary Employments 1; On The Nature of Capital 1; On the Nature of Capital; Some Neglected Points in the Theory of Socialism 1; The Socialist Economics of Karl Marx and his Followers 1; The Socialist Economics of Karl Marx and his Followers 1; The Mutation Theory and the Blond Race 1; The Blond Race and the Aryan Culture 1; An Early Experiment in Trusts 1
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