William Stanley Jevons
Biographic Data
| ID | 4210185 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William Stanley Jevons |
| GIVEN NAMES | William Stanley |
| FAMILY NAME | Jevons |
| SIGNATURE | JEVONS W S |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 217 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1909 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Principles of Science
The mathematician, economist, and logician William Stanley Jevons (1835–1882) is perhaps now best known for having been one of the founding figures in the development of the theory of utility in economics. But for our purposes, he was also a keen analyst of reasoning – his presentations of deductive logic, of induction, and of scientific reasoning were among the most important published in English during this period. In this work, Jevons also ope…
Theory of Capital
I n considering the nature and principles of Capital, we enter a distinct branch of our subject. There is no close or necessary connection between the employment of capital and the processes of exchange. Both by the use of capital and by exchange we are enabled vastly to increase the sum of utility which we enjoy; but it is conceivable that we might have the advantages of capital without those of exchange. An isolated man like Alexander Selkirk m…
Theory of Pleasure and Pain
Proceeding to consider how pleasure and pain can be estimated as magnitudes, we must undoubtedly accept what Bentham has laid down upon this subject. “To a person,” he says,1 “considered by himself, the value of a pleasure or pain, considered by itself, will be greater or less according to the four following circumstances :— (1) Its intensity. (2) Its duration. (3) Its certaintyor uncertainty. (4) Its propinquityor remoteness.
Theory of Exchange
E xchange is so important a process in the maximising of utility and the saving of labour, that some economists have regarded their science as treating of this operation alone. Utility arises from commodities being brought in suitable quantities and at the proper times into the possession of persons needing them; and it is by exchange, more than any other means, that this is effected. Trade is not indeed the only method of economising : a single …
Theory of Utility
P leasure and pain are undoubtedly the ultimate objects of the Calculus of Economics. To satisfy our wants to the utmost with the least effort—to procure the greatest amount of what is desirable at the expense of the least that is undesirable—in other words, to maximise pleasure , is the problem of Economics. But it is convenient to transfer our attention as soon as possible to the physical objects or actions which are the source to us of pleasur…
Theory of Labour
A dam S mith said, “The real price of everything, what everything really costs to the man who wants to acquire it, is the toil and trouble of acquiring it. ... Labour was the first price, the original purchase-money, that was paid for all things.” 1 If subjected to a very searching analysis, this celebrated passage might not prove to be so entirely true as it would at first sight seem to most readers to be. Yet it is substantially true, and lumin…
Theory of Rent
The general correctness of the views put forth in preceding chapters derives great probability from their close resemblance to the Theory of Rent, as it has been accepted by English writers for nearly a century. It has not been usual to state this theory in mathematical symbols, and clumsy arithmetical illustrations have been employed instead; but it is easy to show that the fluxional calculus is the branch of mathematics which most correctly app…
The Theory of Political Economy
William Stanley Jevons is regarded by many as bringing mathematical methods to the study of economics. The Theory of Political Economy brought together maths and the theory of utility, this contributi
Velocity-Dependent Actomyosin ATPase Cycle Revealed by In Vitro Motility Assay with Kinetic Analysis
The actomyosin interaction plays a key role in a number of cellular functions. Single-molecule measurement techniques have been developed to study the mechanism of the actomyosin contractile system. However, the behavior of isolated single molecules does not always reflect that of molecules in a complex system such as a muscle fiber. Here, we developed a simple method for studying the kinetic parameters of the actomyosin interaction using small n…
Sur la question du charbon (1865)
Of the Economy of Fuel
Soucieux du maintien d'une prosperite economique basee sur des combustibles bon marche, l'A. se penche sur l'efficacite energetique et les economies d'energie. Il enonce le postulat selon lequel les economies d'energie ne diminuent pas la consommation mais au contraire, incitent a un usage accru. Il confirme cette hypothese a partir des progres economiques qui ont accompagne l'introduction de la machine a vapeur dans l'industrie en general et cel…
Investigations in Currency and Finance
The Theory of Political Economy
William Stanley Jevons is regarded by many as bringing mathematical methods to the study of economics. The Theory of Political Economy brought together maths and the theory of utility, this contributi
Investigations in Currency and Finance
Investigations in Currency and Finance
Of the Economy of Fuel
Soucieux du maintien d'une prosperite economique basee sur des combustibles bon marche, l'A. se penche sur l'efficacite energetique et les economies d'energie. Il enonce le postulat selon lequel les economies d'energie ne diminuent pas la consommation mais au contraire, incitent a un usage accru. Il confirme cette hypothese a partir des progres economiques qui ont accompagne l'introduction de la machine a vapeur dans l'industrie en general et cel…
Sur la question du charbon (1865)
Velocity-Dependent Actomyosin ATPase Cycle Revealed by In Vitro Motility Assay with Kinetic Analysis
The actomyosin interaction plays a key role in a number of cellular functions. Single-molecule measurement techniques have been developed to study the mechanism of the actomyosin contractile system. However, the behavior of isolated single molecules does not always reflect that of molecules in a complex system such as a muscle fiber. Here, we developed a simple method for studying the kinetic parameters of the actomyosin interaction using small n…
Theory of Capital
I n considering the nature and principles of Capital, we enter a distinct branch of our subject. There is no close or necessary connection between the employment of capital and the processes of exchange. Both by the use of capital and by exchange we are enabled vastly to increase the sum of utility which we enjoy; but it is conceivable that we might have the advantages of capital without those of exchange. An isolated man like Alexander Selkirk m…
Theory of Pleasure and Pain
Proceeding to consider how pleasure and pain can be estimated as magnitudes, we must undoubtedly accept what Bentham has laid down upon this subject. “To a person,” he says,1 “considered by himself, the value of a pleasure or pain, considered by itself, will be greater or less according to the four following circumstances :— (1) Its intensity. (2) Its duration. (3) Its certaintyor uncertainty. (4) Its propinquityor remoteness.
Theory of Exchange
E xchange is so important a process in the maximising of utility and the saving of labour, that some economists have regarded their science as treating of this operation alone. Utility arises from commodities being brought in suitable quantities and at the proper times into the possession of persons needing them; and it is by exchange, more than any other means, that this is effected. Trade is not indeed the only method of economising : a single …
Theory of Utility
P leasure and pain are undoubtedly the ultimate objects of the Calculus of Economics. To satisfy our wants to the utmost with the least effort—to procure the greatest amount of what is desirable at the expense of the least that is undesirable—in other words, to maximise pleasure , is the problem of Economics. But it is convenient to transfer our attention as soon as possible to the physical objects or actions which are the source to us of pleasur…
Theory of Labour
A dam S mith said, “The real price of everything, what everything really costs to the man who wants to acquire it, is the toil and trouble of acquiring it. ... Labour was the first price, the original purchase-money, that was paid for all things.” 1 If subjected to a very searching analysis, this celebrated passage might not prove to be so entirely true as it would at first sight seem to most readers to be. Yet it is substantially true, and lumin…
Theory of Rent
The general correctness of the views put forth in preceding chapters derives great probability from their close resemblance to the Theory of Rent, as it has been accepted by English writers for nearly a century. It has not been usual to state this theory in mathematical symbols, and clumsy arithmetical illustrations have been employed instead; but it is easy to show that the fluxional calculus is the branch of mathematics which most correctly app…
The Theory of Political Economy
William Stanley Jevons is regarded by many as bringing mathematical methods to the study of economics. The Theory of Political Economy brought together maths and the theory of utility, this contributi
The Principles of Science
The mathematician, economist, and logician William Stanley Jevons (1835–1882) is perhaps now best known for having been one of the founding figures in the development of the theory of utility in economics. But for our purposes, he was also a keen analyst of reasoning – his presentations of deductive logic, of induction, and of scientific reasoning were among the most important published in English during this period. In this work, Jevons also ope…
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