Thorstein Veblen and the enrichment of evolutionary naturalism
Tilman, Rick.
Thorstein Veblen and the enrichment of evolutionary naturalism [electronic resource] / Rick Tilman. - Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri Press, c2007. - xxii, 344 p.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-322) and index.
Introduction -- Veblen, evolutionary naturalism, and secular humanism -- The theory of cultural lag revisited -- Veblen's cultural lag applied and compared -- On sports, religion, and gambling -- Aesthetician of the commoners -- Veblen and the sociology of control -- Veblen, Darwin, and sociobiology -- Veblen and the sociologists of knowledge -- Veblen's anthropology and structural-functional theory -- Evolutionary naturalism : its progressive enrichment.
"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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Veblen, Thorstein, 1857-1929.
Social sciences--Philosophy.
Naturalism.
Electronic books.
H61.15 / .T55 2007
300.92
Thorstein Veblen and the enrichment of evolutionary naturalism [electronic resource] / Rick Tilman. - Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri Press, c2007. - xxii, 344 p.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-322) and index.
Introduction -- Veblen, evolutionary naturalism, and secular humanism -- The theory of cultural lag revisited -- Veblen's cultural lag applied and compared -- On sports, religion, and gambling -- Aesthetician of the commoners -- Veblen and the sociology of control -- Veblen, Darwin, and sociobiology -- Veblen and the sociologists of knowledge -- Veblen's anthropology and structural-functional theory -- Evolutionary naturalism : its progressive enrichment.
"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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Veblen, Thorstein, 1857-1929.
Social sciences--Philosophy.
Naturalism.
Electronic books.
H61.15 / .T55 2007
300.92