William Stanley Jevons and the cutting edge of economics / Bert Mosselmans.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mosselmans, Bert.

Series:

Routledge studies in the history of economics ; 84.

Routledge studies in the history of economics ; 84

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jevons, William Stanley, 1835-1882.

Jevons, William Stanley.

Economists--Great Britain--Biography.

Economists.

Great Britain.

Economics--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Economics.

History.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

143 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.

Summary:

William Stanley Jevons was one of the founding fathers of modern economic thought, whose work marked a new chapter in its history bridging the gap between classical and neo-classicai economics. In this ambitious and incisive work, Bert Mosselmans provides a synthetic approach to Jevons' theory and policy.

Adopting a relativist approach to his subject, Mosselmans focuses on many aspects of Jevons' theory aiming to tie the different strands together where appropriate but to discriminate where necessary. Thoroughly comprehensive throughout, Mosselmans situates Jevons within the history of economic thought and in relation to his logic, ethics, religion and aesthetics. This reflexive position allows Mosselmans to examine the relation between Jevons' theory and his practice.

The history of economic thought is taught throughout Europe, North America and Japan and this work would appeal to economists, academics and post-graduates interested in this field. Mosselmans' historiographical approach to Jevons may also be of considerable interest to scholars in Philosophy, History and even Literature.

Contents:

Jevons and economics : biography and overview

Jevons and the history of economic thought : deconstructing the Canon

Jevons and statistics : Adolphe Quetelet and the average man

Jevons and logic : the extent of meaning

Jevons and institutions : bridging the gap between theory and practice

Jevons and religion : unitarianism and evolutionism

Jevons and music : aping the upper class.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [108]-135) and index.

ISBN:

041528578X

9780415285780

OCLC:

70884942