William Stanley Jevons Quotes
William Stanley Jevons was an English economist, logician, and philosopher of science and one of the chief figures of the marginal revolution in economics. Trained at University College London, he held chairs at Owens College, Manchester, and later at his old university. The quotes below are attributed to William Stanley Jevons, organized by topic.
William Stanley Jevons on Knowledge
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Attributed to William Stanley Jevons:
“Logic is the science of inference.”
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Attributed to William Stanley Jevons:
“All inductive reasoning is at bottom hypothetical.”
William Stanley Jevons on Nature
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Attributed to William Stanley Jevons:
“Utility is the relation of a thing to a sentient being.”
William Stanley Jevons on Politics
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Attributed to William Stanley Jevons:
“The calculus of pleasure and pain is the moving force of every economy.”
William Stanley Jevons on Truth
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Attributed to William Stanley Jevons:
“Value depends entirely upon utility.”