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Newton vs Darwin in 19th century economics

by: Brandis, Royall; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. College of Commerce and Business Administration

Publication date: 1978

Topics: Economics, Economic history

Publisher: [Urbana, Ill.] : College of Commerce and Business Administration, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Collection: university_of_illinois_urbana-champaign; americana

Contributor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Language: English

Volume: BEBR No. 489

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 24-28)

"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."