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Smith’s «Essay on Astronomy» argues that we settle for propositions setting minds at rest, especially when truth is unattainable. I suggest that 1. the area of setting minds at rest, through propositions asserting a logical sequence of cause and effect (or otherwise) lets people feel that...

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Remembrance and Appreciation Roundtable – George J. Stigler (1911-1991): Scholar, Father, Dissertation Advisor, Referee, Textbook Writer and Policy Analyst

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Samuels, Warren J. - In: Australasian Journal of Economics Education (AJEE) 2 (2005) 1-2, pp. 1-54

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Edgeworth's "Mathematical Psychics": A Centennial Notice

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