Spanning the latter stages of the nineteenth century into the first several decades of the twentieth century, Murphey traces Veblen's radical economics and thinking within the broader context of America's economic theory. In so doing, he upholds Veblen's influence on the canons of economics and social science, and importantly, he attempts to resolve the lingering mystery behind one of America's more puzzling and influential theorists.

Murray G. Murphey is Emeritus Professor of American Civilization at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of Philosophical Foundations of Historical Knowledge, The Development of Peirce's Philosophy, co-author of the two-volume A History of Philosophy in America, and co-editor of Values and Value Theory in Twentieth Century America.

Preface Introduction 1. Early Days 2. Basics 3. Social Evolution 4. Veblen's New Theory 5. The Critique Continued 6. Veblen's Theory of Business 7. The Great War 8. Revolution Index