Moving on to Darwin
So after finishing Theory of the Leisure Class, I took a detour into another of Veblen’s books, not on my list, The Instinct of Workmanship and the State of the Industrial Arts. I swore I wasn’t going to add more
Moving on to Darwin
So after finishing Theory of the Leisure Class, I took a detour into another of Veblen’s books, not on my list, The Instinct of Workmanship and the State of the Industrial Arts. I swore I wasn’t going to add more
A review of The Theory of the Leisure Class by Thorstein Veblen
I spent about six months reading this book, and I thought about it nonstop as I did. I can’t think of another book which was more cathartic for me, nor one that I found as intellectually invigorating. Depressing as all
A review of The Theory of the Leisure Class by Thorstein Veblen
I spent about six months reading this book, and I thought about it nonstop as I did. I can’t think of another book which was more cathartic for me, nor one that I found as intellectually invigorating. Depressing as all
Veblen Excerpts
My copy of Veblen is marked up all over the place, and here’s a chapter by chapter rendering of the passages I flagged. Mostly I focused on highlighting key points or ideas, for the sole purpose of remembering what the
Veblen Excerpts
My copy of Veblen is marked up all over the place, and here’s a chapter by chapter rendering of the passages I flagged. Mostly I focused on highlighting key points or ideas, for the sole purpose of remembering what the
Finished Veblen!
After one of the most satisfying long slogs of my reading career I finished Veblen last night. Hooray! What a great book, and what a relief to have finished it. My copy is marked all to hell, and I’ve already
Finished Veblen!
After one of the most satisfying long slogs of my reading career I finished Veblen last night. Hooray! What a great book, and what a relief to have finished it. My copy is marked all to hell, and I’ve already
The conservation of dubious genetics
Veblen is right on the money on just about everything he talks about, but a couple of times in the book he veers into genetics and ethnic theory which I find dubious at best, and makes me sort of question
The conservation of dubious genetics
Veblen is right on the money on just about everything he talks about, but a couple of times in the book he veers into genetics and ethnic theory which I find dubious at best, and makes me sort of question
Walden Pond Visit
I happened to find myself in possession of a free afternoon and a rental car in the greater Boston area, so I took a trip to Walden Pond to see where the old boy got up to what he was
Walden Pond Visit
I happened to find myself in possession of a free afternoon and a rental car in the greater Boston area, so I took a trip to Walden Pond to see where the old boy got up to what he was
Industrial exemption and conservatism
So I read this chapter straight through three different times trying to find where he defines Industrial Exemption, which he never does, and I couldn’t move past it. The chapter is all about how the leisure class has the most
Industrial exemption and conservatism
So I read this chapter straight through three different times trying to find where he defines Industrial Exemption, which he never does, and I couldn’t move past it. The chapter is all about how the leisure class has the most
Halfway through Veblen
I’m just about halfway through Veblen, and the man keeps on bringing it. In the last two chapters he covered the pecuniary standard of living, and the pecuniary cannons of taste. Both were extremely interesting. He made the very depressing
Halfway through Veblen
I’m just about halfway through Veblen, and the man keeps on bringing it. In the last two chapters he covered the pecuniary standard of living, and the pecuniary cannons of taste. Both were extremely interesting. He made the very depressing
The standard of living
So after four chapters of Veblen, I took a pause in my reading, and I thought alot about his theory, and it’s relevance to the world around me. I can see pretty clearly all around me, and indeed within my
The standard of living
So after four chapters of Veblen, I took a pause in my reading, and I thought alot about his theory, and it’s relevance to the world around me. I can see pretty clearly all around me, and indeed within my
Woven into everything
So I’m four chapters into Veblen at this point, and it’s clear that he has what amounts to a unified theory of social interaction, nearly, and although it takes different shapes depending on the state of development of the culture,
Woven into everything
So I’m four chapters into Veblen at this point, and it’s clear that he has what amounts to a unified theory of social interaction, nearly, and although it takes different shapes depending on the state of development of the culture,