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Mathematical Economics Comes To America: Charles S. Peirce’S Engagement With Cournot’S Recherches Sur Les Principes Mathã‰Matiques De La Thã‰Orie Des Richesses

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  • Wible, James R.
  • Hoover, Kevin D.

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Although Cournot’s mathematical economics was generally neglected until the mid-1870s, he was taken up and carefully studied by the Scientific Club of Cambridge, Massachusetts, even before his “discovery†by Walras and Jevons. The episode is reconstructed from fragmentary manuscripts of the pragmatist philosopher Charles S. Peirce, a sophisticated mathematician. Peirce provides a subtle interpretation and anticipates Bertrand’s criticisms.

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  • Wible, James R. & Hoover, Kevin D., 2015. "Mathematical Economics Comes To America: Charles S. Peirce’S Engagement With Cournot’S Recherches Sur Les Principes Mathã‰Matiques De La Thã‰Orie Des Richesses," Journal of the History of Economic Thought, Cambridge University Press, vol. 37(4), pages 511-536, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jhisec:v:37:y:2015:i:04:p:511-536_00
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    1. Subhendu Bhattacharyya, 2021. "A small step towards unification of economics and physics," Mind & Society: Cognitive Studies in Economics and Social Sciences, Springer;Fondazione Rosselli, vol. 20(1), pages 69-84, June.

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