Newton vs Darwin in 19th century economics
By: Royall Brandis
Contributors: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. College of Commerce and Business Administration
Series: Faculty working papers -- no. 489; Faculty working papers -- no. 489.
Publisher: College of Commerce and Business Administration, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Published: 1978
Place of publication: [Urbana, Ill.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 28
Subjects: Economics; Economic history
Description: "This essay presents an overview of the attitudes of leading nineteenth century economists towards the adoption of an analogy to natural science as an appropriate model for economics. This involved a choice between physical science and biological science as well as a rejection of earlier roots in social philosophy. The impact of Darwinian evolutionary theory in the last four decades of the century created serious differences over this question of method."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (leaves 24-28).