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Irving Fisher’s unpublished 1890 essay ‘Mathematical contributions to Philosophy: Attacking Kant’s theory of Geom. axioms’

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During his time as a graduate student of mathematics and economics at Yale University, Fisher commented on the foundations of Kant’s conception of the problem of space. In a short unpublished 1890 essay, Fisher argued that due to its practical application, geometry could not feasibly be a pure science and therefore more accurately should be designated a physical science instead. The current paper unveils a recently completed transcription of the unpublished manuscript for the 1890 essay in its entirety. Its publication provides a wider audience with insight into Fisher’s earliest known scholarly work, in mathematics and philosophy. In addition, it potentially provides a philosophical backdrop to Fisher’s subsequent work in economics, especially on the problem of the rate of interest.

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  • Toomas Truuvert, 2017. "Irving Fisher’s unpublished 1890 essay ‘Mathematical contributions to Philosophy: Attacking Kant’s theory of Geom. axioms’," History of Economics Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 68(1), pages 35-41, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rherxx:v:68:y:2017:i:1:p:35-41
    DOI: 10.1080/10370196.2018.1447744
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