A note on habit: Veblen and Dewey
2021
Araz, Bahar | Güler Aydın, Derya
Thorstein B. Veblen is one of the most prominent economists, who emphasizes human nature and social reality. For Veblen, habit and institutions constitute crucial categories. However, there is a conflicting interpretation of habit in the institutionalist literature. While some claim that Veblen uses the notion of habit to indicate human dispositions, propensities, proclivities and even capacities, others argue that habit in Veblen is repeated action. This discussion is so crucial since it gives rise to the question of whether Veblen can be considered as a pragmatist
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