How Economics Became a Mathematical Science

by E. Roy Weintraub

Book Overview

In How Economics Became a Mathematical Science E. Roy Weintraub traces the history of economics through the prism of the history of mathematics in the twentieth century. As mathematics has evolved, so has the image of mathematics, explains Weintraub, such as ideas about the standards for accepting proof, the meaning of rigor, and the nature of the mathematical enterprise itself. He also shows how economics itself has been shaped by economists'...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822328712
• ISBN13: 9780822328711
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"