William Stanley Jevons Quotes

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• Science arises from the discovery of Identity amid Diversity.
• Whoever wishes to acquire a deep acquaintance with Nature must observe that there are analogies which connect whole branches of science in a parallel manner,…
• I am convinced that it is impossible to expound the methods of induction in a sound manner, without resting them upon the theory of probability.…
• The whole value of science consists in the power which it confers upon us of applying to one object the knowledge acquired from like objects;…
• Charles Babbage proposed to make an automaton chess-player which should register mechanically the number of games lost and gained in consequence of every sort of…
• The child which overbalances itself in learning to walk is experimenting on the law of gravity.
• It seems perfectly clear that Economy, if it is to be a science at all, must be a mathematical science. There exists much prejudice against…
• Value is the most invincible and impalpable of ghosts, and comes and goes unthought of, while the visible and dense matter remains as it was.
• Fertility of imagination and abundance of guesses at the truth are among the first requisites of discovery.
• It is clear that economics, if it is to be a science at all, must be a mathematical science.
• Repeated reflection and inquiry have led me to the somewhat novel opinion, that value depends entirely upon utility.
• As a general rule, it is foolish to do just what other people are doing, because there are almost sure to be too many people…
• It is clear that Economics, if it is to be a science at all, must be a mathematical science ... simply because it deals with…
• The wind, as a direct motive power, is wholly inapplicable to a system of machine labour, for during a calm season the whole business of…
• Many persons entertain a prejudice against mathematical language, arising out of a confusion between the ideas of a mathematical science and an exact science. ...in…
• All classes of society are trade unionists at heart, and differ chiefly in the boldness, ability, and secrecy with which they pursue their respective interests.
• There are a multitude of allied branches of knowledge connected with mans condition; the relation of these to political economy is analogous to the connexion…

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