' There are two Veblens . , . the behaviouristic and the humanistic inextricably intertwined.' Professor John Vaizey , Head of the School of Social Sciences at Brunei University, considers the recent book by David Seck ler, Thorstein Veblen and the Institutionahsts, and assesses the influence of Veblen (1857-1929) as an economist, a political philosopher and as a writer and stylist.