Chapter Outline

I. Intellectual Influences

A. Marxian Theory

B. Evolutionary Theory

C. Economic Theory

D. Biographical Sketch

II. Basic Premises

A. Human Nature

1. Instinct of Workmanship

2. Parental Bent

3. Idle Curiosity

4. Emulation

B. The Industrial Arts

C. Cultural Lag

D. Cultural Borrowing

III. Substantive Issues

A. Theory of the Leisure Class

1. Conspicuous Leisure

2. Conspicuous Consumption

3. Waste

4. Other Characteristics

B. Business versus Industry

1. Business

2. Industry

3. Free Income

4. The Price System

5. Who Should Be in Charge?

6. The Impact of Industry and the Machine on Society

7. Trained Incapacity

C. Higher Learning

1. Undergraduate Education

2. University Administration

3. Competition

4. Professional Schools

5. Politics

IV. Summary