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Thorstein Veblen

Economist and Social Theorist

By: Murray Murphey

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Thorstein Veblen

Economist and Social Theorist

By: Murray Murphey

In his latest book, scholar-historian Murray G. Murphey exhaustively explores the life and theory of Thorstein Veblen (1857–1929), whom, many scholars agree, remains one of the leading social theorists of all time, if not also one of the more confounding. Murphey’s account begins with a brief economic history of nineteenth-century America, wherein he examines the conditions that formed Veblen’s ideology. With that understanding, the author studies Veblen’s personal history and brings to the fore his foundational ideas on human psychology, race, his theory of knowledge, and his analysis of social evolution. In the book’s later chapters, Murphey considers Veblen’s writing through the scope of his major volumes – The Theory of the Leisure Class, The Theory of Business Enterprise, and Imperial Germany and the Industrial Revolution, among others. 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.

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318

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Routledge

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135124437X

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9781351244374

The Development of Quine's Philosophy

By: Murray Murphey

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The Development of Quine's Philosophy

By: Murray Murphey

This book covers W. V. Quine's philosophic career from his early radical empiricism and behaviorism through his development of a series of skeptical doctrines regarding meaning, reference, and science. It shows what problems he tried to solve and what his solutions were. Result has been a series of highly controversial claims that have won him international fame. His work is still a center of controversy and has lead to an enormous literature of commentary.

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304

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Springer Science & Business Media

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9400724233

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9789400724235

The Making of Strategy

Rulers, States, and War

By: Williamson Murray

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The Making of Strategy

Rulers, States, and War

By: Williamson Murray

This volume focuses on the processes by which rulers and states have framed strategy from the fifth century BC to the present.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521566274

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9780521566278

Truth and History

By: Murray G. Murphey

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Truth and History

By: Murray G. Murphey

Setting aside barren issues such as the scientific status of history, Murray G. Murphey develops an empirical approach to historical study that can yield theories (interpretations) that are testable and confirmable. He examines the evidence on which historical theories are based, the types of explanations used, and particularly the way historical theories are tested. The book treats not only the actual process of historical research but also the philosophical problems involved in historical work. The treatment of causation is new, as is the discussion of epistemology. In his discussions, Murphey covers a wide range of sources and examples, including Frederick Jackson Turner, the Gospels, perspectives on the causes of the Great Depression, the Vinland Map, witchcraft, and material culture. The book is addressed to all who do history or write about it, and it will be a useful text for those who teach courses in historiography.

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State University of New York Press

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0791477509

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9780791477502

The Development of Peirce's Philosophy

By: Murray G. Murphey

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The Development of Peirce's Philosophy

By: Murray G. Murphey

A reprint of the Harvard University Press edition of 1961. Includes a new preface and a new appendix with footnotes keyed to the manuscript classifications by Max Fisch.

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454

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Hackett Publishing

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087220183X

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9780872201835

C. I. Lewis

The Last Great Pragmatist

By: Murray G. Murphey

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C. I. Lewis

The Last Great Pragmatist

By: Murray G. Murphey

An intellectual biography of the American philosopher C. I. Lewis.

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505

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SUNY Press

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0791465411

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9780791465417

Truth and History

By: Murray G. Murphey

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Truth and History

By: Murray G. Murphey

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State University of New York Press

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0791477509

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Around Westhampton

By: Meredith Murray

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Around Westhampton

By: Meredith Murray

Renowned as part of the Hamptons, the area known today as Westhampton, Westhampton Beach, Quiogue, and West Hampton Dunes was named Catchaponack by the Algonquin tribes who lived in the area when the English sheepherders arrived in the 1660s. A land of breathtakingly beautiful beaches and bays situated on the south shore of Long Island, just 65 miles east of New York City, Westhampton has evolved from an agricultural and fishing village to a summer vacation resort to a year-round oceanfront community. Fortune 500 chief executive officers and celebrities, such as Cary Grant, Charles Addams, and Marvin Hamlisch, have lived quietly amid locals. Together they have survived hurricanes, outlasted raucous night clubs, rebuilt eroded dunes, and fought off real estate developers. Around Westhampton depicts how an area blessed with uncommon physical beauty has managed to remain unspoiled in the face of natural disasters and international fame.

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132

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Arcadia Publishing

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1439623600

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9781439623602

Historic Alamance County

An Illustrated History

By: William Murray Vincent

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Historic Alamance County

An Illustrated History

By: William Murray Vincent

An illustrated history of Alamance County, North Carolina pared with histories of the local companies

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121

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HPN Books

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1893619982

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9781893619982

This Old Guitar

Making Music and Memories from Country to Jazz, Blues to Rock

By: Michael Dregni, Margret Aldrich, Charles Shaar Murray,Voyageur Voyageur Press

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This Old Guitar

Making Music and Memories from Country to Jazz, Blues to Rock

By: Michael Dregni, Margret Aldrich, Charles Shaar Murray,Voyageur Voyageur Press

Whether theyre acoustic or electric; a Fender, Gibson, or Rickenbacker; whether theyre used to play rock or blues or country; guitars have revolutionized the music industry and have struck a chord with music fans everywhere. An anthology of memoirs, stories, and reminiscences about acoustic and electric guitars and their vital role in all styles of music, This Old Guitar is the supreme tribute to this popular instrument and pop culture icon. The stories in "This Old Guitar" cover such themes as first guitars, learning to play, guitar love and lust, oddball guitars, famous guitars that made (or didnt make) history, playing air guitar, the cliches of smashing and burning guitars, and more. The stories come from journalists and historians well-known in the music industry, including Dan Forte (former editor of Guitar Player and Guitar World magazines), Michael Wright (author of "Guitar Stories" vols. 1 and 2, and contributor to "Vintage Guitar" magazine), Ward Meeker (editor of "Vintage Guitar" magazine), and Charles Shaar Murray (Author of "Crosstown Traffic and Boogie Man"). Sidebars include quotes from such famous musicians as Willie Nelson, Eric Clapton, Muddy Waters, T-Bone Walker, B. B. King, Pete Townshend, Jimi Hendrix, and more.

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Voyageur Press

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1610605497

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9781610605496

Green China

Seeking Ecological Alternatives

By: Ian G. Cook,Geoffrey Murray

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Green China

Seeking Ecological Alternatives

By: Ian G. Cook,Geoffrey Murray

Drawing on a wide range of Chinese and western sources, this book offers in-depth analysis of the complete range of environmental problems facing China today, from the historical, political, economic and cultural root causes, through the successful and unsuccessful efforts which have been made to find solutions, to possible future scenarios and strategies.

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299

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Routledge

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1135787794

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9781135787790

Taiwan: A New History

A New History

By: Murray A. Rubinstein

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Taiwan: A New History

A New History

By: Murray A. Rubinstein

This book explores Taiwan's development from its formal beginnings as a political entity to a home for a Ming-loyalist regime, to a Ch'ing prefecture and province, to its half-century as a Japanese possession, and to fifty years as the home of the Kuomintang-controlled Republic of China.

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736

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Taylor & Francis

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1040295142

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9781040295144

Taiwan

A New History

By: Murray A. Rubinstein

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Taiwan

A New History

By: Murray A. Rubinstein

This is a comprehensive portrait of Taiwan. It covers the major periods in the development of this small but powerful island province/nation. The work is designed in the style of the multi-volume ""Cambridge History of China

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M.E. Sharpe

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0765614944

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9780765614940

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Thorstein Veblen

Thorstein Veblen

The Development of Quine's Philosophy

The Development of Quine's Philosophy

The Making of Strategy

The Making of Strategy

Truth and History

Truth and History

The Development of Peirce's Philosophy

The Development of Peirce's Philosophy

C. I. Lewis

C. I. Lewis

Truth and History

Truth and History

Around Westhampton

Around Westhampton

Historic Alamance County

Historic Alamance County

This Old Guitar

This Old Guitar

Green China

Green China

Taiwan: A New History

Taiwan: A New History

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