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The School of Mathematical Formalism and the Viennese Circle of Mathematical Economists

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The term revolution is normally used to indicate a sharp change in the direction of evolution of a given phenomenon, a catastrophe, in the jargon of modern dynamic theory. In this sense we often talk of the Newtonian revolution in physics or of a Neoclassical revolution in economics.

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  • Punzo, Lionello F., 1991. "The School of Mathematical Formalism and the Viennese Circle of Mathematical Economists," Journal of the History of Economic Thought, Cambridge University Press, vol. 13(1), pages 1-18, April.
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