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The Theory of the Leisure Class: An Economic Study of Institutions
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Chapter 14 — The Higher Learning as an Expression of the Pecuniary Culture
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Why, according to Veblen, are the classics and dead languages held in special honour in higher learning?
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Because they are the most economically useful subjects
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Because they are the easiest subjects to master
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Because mastering them represents a conspicuous waste of time, evidence of leisure
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Because they are required for industrial employment
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