Parson (policy analysis, U. of London) clears away the mechanistic and positivistic language and ideology that has surrounded the work of the British economist to find a social scientist and philosopher rooted in an alchemical fascination ...
As King argues, this is financial alchemy—the creation of extraordinary financial powers that defy reality and common sense.
A precise experimenter in the realm of “chymistry,” Newton put the riddles of alchemy to the test in his lab. He also used ideas drawn from the alchemical texts to great effect in his optical experimentation.
... Alchemy in Newton's Career , " in M. L. Righini Bonelli and W. R. Shea ( eds . ) , Reason , Experiment and Mysticism ... Keynes MS 65 , " Processus Mysterii Magni Philosophicus . " ( The desig- nation " Keynes MS " refersk to ...
... Keynes concluded : ' In a system in which the level of money income is capable of fluctuating , the orthodox ... alchemy ' ( Keynes , 1940 , p . 156 ) convey the strength of his feelings 32 A history of Post Keynesian economics ...
... alchemy , Keynes on 108-9 Allais , M. & Hagen , O. 259 Alliaume , M. 252 alternatives , finite number of 270 analogy 83 , 136 , 241 , 263-5 and inductive methods 124 and intuition 32 , 40 , 109 , 148 , 235 and practical decision 41-2 ...
... Keynes , see O'Donnell ( 1990b ) . 70. Newton's descendents auctioned off in London several of Newton's documents , among others those dealing with alchemy . Keynes bought ' almost everything which ought to remain in Cambridge ...
... Keynes called Newton " a magician , " he did not regard Newton's alchemy as part of his science , calling it " wholly magical and wholly devoid of scientific value . " 5 Despite Keynes's having let the alchemical cat out of the ...
... Keynes to try in a series of long statements , interspersed with almost monosyllabic n In connection with the impending international shortage of gold , Keynes's long - standing fascination with alchemy reasserted itself . On 9 April ...
... Keynes's message , but I believe there was more to it than that . Keynes's metaphor of ' statistical alchemy ' is in some ways a rather curious one . Statisticians have always been concerned with measurement , and with knowing the ...