Mathematical Economics Comes to America : Charles S. Peirce's Engagement with Cournot's Recherches Sur Les Principes Mathematiques De La Théorie Des Richesses

Although Cournot's mathematical economics was generally neglected until the mid-1870s, he was taken up and carefully studied by the Scientific Club of Cambridge, Massachusetts even before his “discovery” by Walras and Jevons. The episode is reconstructed from fragmentary manuscripts of the pragmatist philosopher Charles S. Peirce, a sophisticated mathematician. Peirce provides a subtle interpretation and anticipates Bertrand's criticisms

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Year of publication:	2013
Authors:	Wible, James R.
Other Persons:	Hoover, Kevin D. (contributor)
Publisher:	[2013]: [S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Wirtschaftsmathematik \| Business mathematics \| Wirtschaftstheorie \| Economic theory

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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (47 p)
Series:	Economic Research Initiatives at Duke (ERID) Working Paper
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments July 1, 2013 erstellt
Other identifiers:	10.2139/ssrn.2302686 [DOI]
Classification:	B1 - History of Economic Thought through 1925 ; B13 - Neoclassical through 1925 ; B16 - History of Economic Thought: Quantitative and Mathematical ; B31 - Individuals
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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