Thorstein Veblen and Dementia praecox
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4004030 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Sommer (University of California, Berkeley, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 305-313 |
| Publication date | 2007-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-5061 • E-ISSN: 1520-6696 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/jhbs.20241 |
| PMID | 17623868 |
| OpenAlex | W2011765805 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
Both of Thorstein Veblen's wives and another woman he loved had nervous breakdowns, while a fourth woman to whom he was emotionally very close committed suicide. Yet when Veblen published an article entitled "Dementia praecox," he did not mention his personal contact with serious mental disorder. This detachment is consistent with Veblen's approach to writing. Veblen considered himself to be a detached observer who wrote objectively about society rather than subjectively about himself. (c) 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc
Dementia praecox · Economics · Epistemology · Neoclassical economics · Psychiatry · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · Veblen good · Historical and Scientific Studies · Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Philosophy · Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |