Thorstein Veblen and the enrichment of evolutionary naturalism

By Rick Tilman

Subjects: Social sciences, Social sciences, philosophy, Veblen, thorstein, 1857-1929, Naturalism, Philosophy

Description: "Tilman argues that evolutionary naturalism provides the philosophical foundations of Veblen's thought. He links evolutionary naturalism to Veblen's aesthetics, secular humanism, sociology of control, sociobiology, and sociology of knowledge, thereby initiating observations regarding the relationship of Veblen's own life to his thinking and his place as a cultural lag theorist"--Provided by publisher.