Chapter 2
Introduces the instinct of workmanship as the counter-disposition to predatory and emulative habits.
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From The Theory of the Leisure Class by Thorstein Veblen
Against the honor accorded to waste, Veblen posits a deep human instinct for efficacy and useful production, which the leisure-class scheme of life chronically frustrates.
Chapter 11: The Belief in Luck
Connects workmanship to rational, causal thinking opposed to animistic and sportsmanlike survivals.
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