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Jevons, Marshall and the Utilitarian Tradition

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  • Black, R D Collison

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It is shown that, in his later years, William Stanley Jevons was disposed to blend Spencer's evolutionism with Benthamite utilitarianism in his economic thought. Hence, the accepted view that Jevons was purely a utilitarian, while Alfred Marshall also blended elements of idealism and evolutionism, derived from Hegel, Darwin, and Spencer, into the background of his economics, although not altogether incorrect, is perhaps too tidy a reading of the historical record. Nevertheless, important philosophical differences existed between Jevons and Marshall, affecting notably their respective visions of the future of economics; the significance of these for the relationship of economics and ethics is discussed. Copyright 1990 by Scottish Economic Society.

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  • Black, R D Collison, 1990. "Jevons, Marshall and the Utilitarian Tradition," Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Scottish Economic Society, vol. 37(1), pages 5-17, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:scotjp:v:37:y:1990:i:1:p:5-17
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