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Thorstein Veblen's groundbreaking treatise upon the evolution of
the affluent classes of society traces the development of
conspicuous consumption from the feudal Middle Ages to the end of
the 19th century. Beginning with the end of the Dark Ages, Veblen
examines the evolution of the hierarchical social structures. How
they incrementally evolved and influenced the overall picture of
human society is discussed. Veblen believed that the human social
order was immensely unequal and stratified, to the point where vast
amounts of merit are consequently ignored and wasted. Veblen draws
comparisons between industrialization and the advancement of
production and the exploitation and domination of labor, which he
considered analogous to a barbarian conquest happening from within
society. The heavier and harder labor falls to the lower members of
the order, while the light work is accomplished by the owners of
capital: the leisure class.
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Letting Go
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A startling and thought-provoking work from one of the most
powerful philosophers in the Western canon Thus Spoke Zarathustra:
A Philosophy Classic, is Friedrich Nietzsche's classic masterpiece
of philosophy and literature. Nietzsche writes from the perspective
of Zarathustra who, after years of meditation, has come down from a
mountain to provide his wisdom to an unsuspecting world. He offers
enduring observations on God, the UEbermensch, the will to power,
and the nature of human beings. This deluxe hardback Capstone
edition includes an insightful introduction from leading Nietzsche
scholar Dirk R. Johnson Perfect for students and scholars of
philosophy, literature and history, Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A
Philosophy Classic belongs in the libraries of anyone interested in
the philosophy of Nietzsche and in his powerful explorations of
God, life, power, and humanity.
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