A World Ruled by Number

William Stanley Jevons and the Rise of Mathematical Economics

Margaret Schabas (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

206 Seiten

2016
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-63480-7 (ISBN)

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If any single characteristic differentiates current, neoclassical economics from the classical economics of Adam Smith and David Ricardo, it is the use of mathematics. Pointing to the critical role of William Stanley Jevons (1835-1882), Margaret Schabas demonstrates that the advent of mathematical economics in late Victorian England resulted more from new currents in logic and the philosophy of science than from problems specific to the classical theory of value and distribution. Jevons's Principles of Science (1874) was the first book to take issue with John Stuart Mill's faith in inductive reasoning, to assimilate George Boole's mathematical logic, and to discern many of the limitations that beset scientific inquiry. Together with a renewed appreciation for Bentham's utility calculus, these philosophical insights served to convince Jevons and his followers that the economic world is fundamentally quantitative and thus amenable to mathematical analysis. Originally published in 1990. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press.
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*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. ix*Preface, pg. xi*CHAPTER ONE. Mathematical Pursuits, pg. 1*CHAPTER TWO. Jevons's Life, pg. 12*CHAPTER THREE. The Mathematical Theory of Economics, pg. 31*CHAPTER FOUR. Logic and Scientific Method, pg. 54*CHAPTER FIVE. Markets and Mechanics, pg. 80*CHAPTER SIX. Response to the Theory, pg. 98*CHAPTER SEVEN. Mathematical Economics Takes Hold, pg. 119*CHAPTER EIGHT. Mathematical Hegemony, pg. 135*Notes, pg. 141*Select Bibliography, pg. 177*Index, pg. 187

Erscheinungsdatum	27.05.2016
Reihe/Serie	Princeton Legacy Library
Verlagsort	New Jersey
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	454 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Wirtschaft
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Angewandte Mathematik
	Wirtschaft ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre
ISBN-10	0-691-63480-7 / 0691634807
ISBN-13	978-0-691-63480-7 / 9780691634807
Zustand	Neuware