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The "dismal science" thing has nothing to do with scientific standards. It was an expression coined and used by Thomas Carlyle in satirical essay in favor of sl
by tpeo 10y ago
The "dismal science" thing has nothing to do with scientific standards. It was an expression coined and used by Thomas Carlyle in satirical essay in favor of slavery to refer to political economy because economist's support for emancipation.
But I get what you mean.
- coldtea 10y agoAs for the origin of the quotation yes -- but it has been used to talk about scientific standards in Economy ever since it was coined -- there are even a couple of books with that exact name on the topic.