little from the use of mathematics and quantification. Today the opposite may be argued – the increasing loss of relevance of … 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 …

mathematics. Launhardt developed his work independently from the French engineers, but based it squarely on the work of the …, it is the purpose of this paper to show how Launhardt used mathematics in his engineering-based approach to the economics …

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 …

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

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