Quotations from Veblen, Part I

Abstract

We intended to include the following quotations, picked from a half dozen or so of Veblen's books, in last month's memorial issue, but were prevented by lack of space. We have not cluttered up the page with references: our purpose is not to send you scurrying to look up this passage or that but to stimulate you to want to undertake a serious program of reading in Veblen. As pointed out in last month's Review of the Month, all of Veblen's books except one—The Instinct of Workmanship (1914)—were reviewed in that issue, so there is no need for a separate bibliography. For a listing of everything he ever published in chronological order, see Joseph Dorfman, Thorstein Veblen and His America, pages 519-524. -THE EDITORSThis article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website.