Thomas Carlyle on the use of numbers in economics

Thomas Carlyle’s criticism of economics goes far beyond his epithet, “Dismal Science.” One aspect of economics that attracted his attention was its use of numbers in both theories and empiricisms. Here is explored his attacks on economist’s use of arithmetic in explaining human behavior, and statistics in addressing the condition of the working class.

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Year of publication:	2000
Authors:	Welch, Patrick
Published in:	Forum for Social Economics. - Taylor & Francis Journals, ISSN 0736-0932. - Vol. 29.2000, 2, p. 61-74
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis Journals

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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