Thorstein Veblen vs. Lewis Mumford
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Thorstein Veblen
1857 – 1929
Thorstein Bunde Veblen was an American economist and sociologist who, during his lifetime, emerged as a well-known critic of capitalism.
"Habituation to bargaining and to the competitive principles of business necessarily brings it about that pecuniary standards of efficiency invade the sense of w…"
Lewis Mumford
1895 – 1990
Lewis Mumford was an American historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology, and literary critic. Particularly noted for his study of cities and urban architecture, he had a broad career as a writer. He made significant contributions to social philosophy, American literary and cultural history, and the history of technology.
"Sport in the sense of a mass-spectacle, with death to add to the underlying excitement, comes into existence when a population has been drilled and regimented a…"