Veblen, Thorstein.

The Place of Science in Modern Civilization.

First Edition. New York, Huebsch, 1919. 29.5cm x 13cm. 509 pages. Original Hardcover in protective Mylar. Gilt lettering on spine. A very good+/near fine copy in publisher’s green ribbed cloth. Preowners name stamped on endpaper.

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

First edition of this collection of essays, principaly treating of the putative scientific nature of economics and anaylsing the philosophical speculations of the scientific economists. 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).

• Keywords: economics · Philosophy
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 41241AB

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