British Empiricism and Early Political Economy: Gregory King's 1696 Estimates of National Wealth and Population.HB3585 2004-028057 0-313-31306-7 British empiricism Noun 1. British empiricism - the predominant philosophical tradition in Great Britain since the 17th century empiricism, empiricist philosophy, sensationalism - (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience and early political economy; Gregory King's 1696 estimates of national wealth and population. Taylor, John Taylor, John, English writer Taylor, John, 1578?–1653, English writer. He was a boatman on the Thames and hence is often called the Water Poet. A traveler throughout England and the Continent, he recorded his observations in both poetry and prose. A. (Contributions to the study of world history; no. 109) Praeger, [c]2005 193 p. $84.95 Engraver, herald, surveyor, and Secretary to the Commissioners for the Public Accounts, King (1648-1712) is best known for his 1696 estimate of England's wealth and population, and his early articulation of what is now the ubiquitous law of supply and demand The law of supply and demand states that in a competitive free market, the price for a good will move towards the level where supply and demand for that good are equal. Supply and demand
See also: Bounty , political arithmetic the application of the science of numbers to problems in civil government, political economy, and social science. See also: Arithmetic , and wobbles and perturbations. He appends documents by or about King. |
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