Editing Thorstein Veblen (section)

===Education===
At age 17, in 1874, Veblen was sent to attend nearby Carleton College in [[Northfield, Minnesota]]. Early in his schooling he demonstrated both the bitterness and the sense of humor that would characterize his later works.{{sfn|Ritzer|2011|pp= 196–197}} Veblen studied economics and philosophy under the guidance of the young [[John Bates Clark]] (1847–1938), who went on to become a leader in the new field of [[neoclassical economics]]. Clark influenced Veblen greatly, and as Clark initiated him into the formal study of economics, Veblen came to recognize the nature and limitations of hypothetical economics that would begin to shape his theories. Veblen later developed an interest in the social sciences, taking courses within the fields of philosophy, [[natural history]], and [[classical philology]]. Within the realm of philosophy, the works of [[Herbert Spencer]] (1820–1903) were of greatest interest to him, inspiring several preconceptions of socio-economics. In contrast, his studies in natural history and classical philology shaped his formal use of the disciplines of science and language respectively.{{sfn|Ritzer|2011|p= 197}}

After Veblen graduated from Carleton in 1880, he traveled east to study philosophy at [[Johns Hopkins University]]. While at Johns Hopkins he studied under [[Charles Sanders Peirce]]<ref name= grads>{{cite book | last= Houser | first= Nathan | year= 1989 | url= http://www.iupui.edu/~peirce/writings/v4/v4intro.htm | chapter= Introduction | title= Writings of Charles S. Peirce | page= 4:xxxviii, find "Eighty-nine" | via= iupui.edu | access-date= September 17, 2019 | archive-date= May 30, 2010 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100530064901/http://www.iupui.edu/~peirce/writings/v4/v4intro.htm | url-status= dead }}</ref> (1839–1914). When he failed to obtain a scholarship there he moved on to [[Yale University]], where he found economic support for his studies, obtaining a Doctor of Philosophy in 1884, with a major in philosophy and a minor in social studies. His [[dissertation]] was titled "Ethical Grounds of a Doctrine of Retribution." At Yale, he studied under renowned academics such as philosopher [[Noah Porter]] (1811–1892) and sociologist [[William Graham Sumner]]{{sfn|Tilman|1996|p=12}} (1840–1910).