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Thorstein Veblen, John Dewey, C. Wright Mills and the generic ends of life / Rick Tilman.
Lippincott Library HB119.V4 T553 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tilman, Rick.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Veblen, Thorstein, 1857-1929.
- Veblen, Thorstein.
- Dewey, John, 1859-1952.
- Dewey, John.
- Mills, C. Wright (Charles Wright), 1916-1962.
- Mills, C. Wright.
- Economics--United States--History.
- Economics.
- United States.
- History.
- Economics--Sociological aspects.
- Social values.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 295 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2004]
- Contents:
- 1 Biographical Differences and Intellectual Similarities 1
- 2 Veblen the Feminist and the Feminism of Dewey and Mills 33
- 3 The Positive State and Public Administration 61
- 4 The Moralists and the Meaning of Sports and Games of Chance 81
- 5 The Business-Industry Distinction and Equality 93
- 6 The Social Aesthetics of Veblen, Dewey and Mills Compared 113
- 7 Veblen and the Disinterest of Neoclassical Economists in Wasteful Consumption 143
- 8 Veblen and Dewey as Critics of Marginal Utility Economics 161
- 9 Dewey as User and Critic of Veblen's Ideas 191
- 10 Mills as Critic of Veblen and Dewey 205
- 11 Recent Critics and Interpreters of Veblen, Dewey and Mills 223
- 12 The Generic Ends of Life: Explorations and Ruminations 257.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [271]-288) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0742532844
- OCLC:
- 52980853
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