Peirce's science of economics and economics of science James R. Wible, Kevin D. Hoover

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wible, James R., 1951- author.

Hoover, Kevin D., 1955- author.

Series:

Oxford studies in the history of economics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Peirce, Charles S. (Charles Sanders), 1839-1914.

Peirce, Charles S.

Economics.

Economics, Mathematical.

Science--Methodology.

Science.

economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

illustration

Other Title:

Science of economics and economics of science

Place of Publication:

Oxford University Press, 2026.

New York, NY Oxford University Press [2026]

Summary:

Charles S. Peirce (1839-1914) is most famous today as a philosopher, the founder of the philosophical school of Pragmatism, and as a logician. In his own day, he was better known as a bench scientist, astronomer, and metrologist, renowned in the international scientific community for his measurements of gravity. Peirce was, in fact, one of history's great polymaths: mathematician, a founder of semiotics and one of the earliest experimental psychologists, as well as a contributor to a number of other disciplines, lexicography, and for decades a scientific contributor to The Nation. Perhaps the least understood of Peirce's many contributions are his forays into economics. In the 1870s, no one in the world had a better understanding of mathematical economics or its applications to real-world problems. This text is a careful examination of his engagement with economics. It takes an interdisciplinary approach

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 23, 2026)

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Print version :

ISBN:

9780197838792

0197838790

9780197838778

0197838774

9780197838785

0197838782

OCLC:

1602858425

Publisher Number:

CIPO000415284

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