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More heat than light : economics as social physics, physics as nature's economics, Philip Mirowski, (electronic resource)
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- Summary
- More Heat Than Light is a history of how physics has drawn some inspiration from economics and also how economics has sought to emulate physics, especially with regard to the theory of value. It traces the development of the energy concept in Western physics and its subsequent effect upon the invention and promulgation of neoclassical economics. Any discussion of the standing of economics as a science must include the historical symbiosis between the two disciplines. Starting with the philosopher Emile Meyerson's discussion of the relationship between notions of invariance and causality in the history of science, the book surveys the history of conservation principles in the Western discussion of motion. Recourse to the metaphors of the economy are frequent in physics, and the concepts of value, motion, and body reinforced each other throughout the development of both disciplines, especially with regard to practices of mathematical formalisation. However, in economics subsequent misuse of conservation principles led to serious blunders in the mathematical formalisation of economic theory. The book attempts to provide the reader with sufficient background in the history of physics in order to appreciate its theses. The discussion is technically detailed and complex, and familiarity with calculus is required.--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xii, 450 pages)
- Contents
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- Fearful spheres of Pascal and Parmenides
- Everything an economist needs to know about physics but was probably afraid to ask : the history of the energy concept
- Body, motion, and value
- Science and substance theories of value in political economy to 1870
- Neoclassical economic theory : an irresistible field of force meets an immovable object
- Corruption of the field metaphor, and the retrogression to substance theories of value : Neoclassical production theory
- Ironies of Physics envy
- Universal history is the story of different intonations given to a handful of metaphors
- Isbn
- 9780511559990
- Label
- More heat than light : economics as social physics, physics as nature's economics
- Title
- More heat than light
- Title remainder
- economics as social physics, physics as nature's economics
- Statement of responsibility
- Philip Mirowski
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- More Heat Than Light is a history of how physics has drawn some inspiration from economics and also how economics has sought to emulate physics, especially with regard to the theory of value. It traces the development of the energy concept in Western physics and its subsequent effect upon the invention and promulgation of neoclassical economics. Any discussion of the standing of economics as a science must include the historical symbiosis between the two disciplines. Starting with the philosopher Emile Meyerson's discussion of the relationship between notions of invariance and causality in the history of science, the book surveys the history of conservation principles in the Western discussion of motion. Recourse to the metaphors of the economy are frequent in physics, and the concepts of value, motion, and body reinforced each other throughout the development of both disciplines, especially with regard to practices of mathematical formalisation. However, in economics subsequent misuse of conservation principles led to serious blunders in the mathematical formalisation of economic theory. The book attempts to provide the reader with sufficient background in the history of physics in order to appreciate its theses. The discussion is technically detailed and complex, and familiarity with calculus is required.--
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- 1951-
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- Mirowski, Philip
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- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- Series statement
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- Historical perspectives on modern economics
- Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks
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- Economics
- Physics
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- More heat than light : economics as social physics, physics as nature's economics, Philip Mirowski, (electronic resource)
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- Contents
- Fearful spheres of Pascal and Parmenides -- Everything an economist needs to know about physics but was probably afraid to ask : the history of the energy concept -- Body, motion, and value -- Science and substance theories of value in political economy to 1870 -- Neoclassical economic theory : an irresistible field of force meets an immovable object -- Corruption of the field metaphor, and the retrogression to substance theories of value : Neoclassical production theory -- Ironies of Physics envy -- Universal history is the story of different intonations given to a handful of metaphors
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- CR9780511559990
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xii, 450 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
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- 9780511559990
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- rdamedia
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- c
- Other physical details
- digital, PDF file(s).
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)865579214
- Label
- More heat than light : economics as social physics, physics as nature's economics, Philip Mirowski, (electronic resource)
- Carrier category
- online resource
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- cr
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- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Fearful spheres of Pascal and Parmenides -- Everything an economist needs to know about physics but was probably afraid to ask : the history of the energy concept -- Body, motion, and value -- Science and substance theories of value in political economy to 1870 -- Neoclassical economic theory : an irresistible field of force meets an immovable object -- Corruption of the field metaphor, and the retrogression to substance theories of value : Neoclassical production theory -- Ironies of Physics envy -- Universal history is the story of different intonations given to a handful of metaphors
- Control code
- CR9780511559990
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xii, 450 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
- Isbn
- 9780511559990
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- digital, PDF file(s).
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)865579214
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