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The differential calculus, mathematicians and economists in the nineteenth century K. Marx and H. Laurent, readers of J. L. Boucharlat

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  • Alain Alcouffe

    (UT Capitole - Université Toulouse Capitole - UT - Université de Toulouse)

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Among the references used by Marx when he wrote his Mathematical Manuscripts, the book of Jean-Louis Boucharlat on Calculus is remarkable by its multiple editions till 1926. It was also criticized by Herman Laurent, an actuary and one of the first disciple of Léon Walras. The paper shows that the genetic method (history of the concepts) and dialectic (Marx scrutinized the transformations of the various approaches used in the calculus) deserves attention and highlights the history of calculus till the XXth century.

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  • Alain Alcouffe, 2019. "The differential calculus, mathematicians and economists in the nineteenth century K. Marx and H. Laurent, readers of J. L. Boucharlat," Post-Print hal-02881305, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-02881305
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    Marx; Boucharlat; Laurent; calculus; methodology;
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