Attempts to throw some light on the sensible use of mathematics in economic theory. Argues that mathematics is a …

economics is associated with the use of mathematics. Based on Francis Bacon’s criticism of scholasticism, it is argued here that … 1769 essay, economics has come “full circle”. The problem for economics is not then mathematics per se – mathematics is … scholasticism. A rational, quantified and mechanised world picture emerged. In 1769 an essay questioned why economics benefited so …

, it is the purpose of this paper to show how Launhardt used mathematics in his engineering-based approach to the economics …Wilhelm Launhardt (1832-1918) is a founder of mathematical economics. His main work, Mathematical Foundations of … Economics, published in 1885, was translated into English in 1993. As an engineer, he contributed to the field of not only …

methods could play. In this short article, his view on the use of mathematics or algebraic methods in particular is discussed. …

Describes how mathematics enjoyed a virtual monopoly as the privileged method of economic inquiry in the post … change, offering an insight into the role of mathematics. …

Surveys the use of mathematics in what are now commonly called the social sciences up to the time of the earliest use … and proceeds to reason for the broad definition of mathematics as it relates to the social sciences. The introduction also … sciences in the late 1700s. This is followed by a brief description of the state of mathematics at that time. Then follow …

Argues preliminarily that quantitative-mathematical social science, including economics, is not possible because it …

Provides a comment on Reiss’ “Mathematics in economics: Schmoller, Menger and Jevons”. …