How Long to Read More Heat than Light

How Long Does it Take to Read More Heat than Light?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 45 minutes to read More Heat than Light by Philip Mirowski

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

More Heat Than Light is a history of how physics has drawn some inspiration from economics and also how economics has sought to emulate physics, especially with regard to the theory of value. It traces the development of the energy concept in Western physics and its subsequent effect upon the invention and promulgation of neoclassical economics. Any discussion of the standing of economics as a science must include the historical symbiosis between the two disciplines. Starting with the philosopher Emile Meyerson's discussion of the relationship between notions of invariance and causality in the history of science, the book surveys the history of conservation principles in the Western discussion of motion. Recourse to the metaphors of the economy are frequent in physics, and the concepts of value, motion, and body reinforced each other throughout the development of both disciplines, especially with regard to practices of mathematical formalisation. However, in economics subsequent misuse of conservation principles led to serious blunders in the mathematical formalisation of economic theory. The book attempts to provide the reader with sufficient background in the history of physics in order to appreciate its theses. The discussion is technically detailed and complex, and familiarity with calculus is required.

How long is More Heat than Light?

More Heat than Light by Philip Mirowski is 462 pages long, and a total of 116,424 words.

This makes it 156% the length of the average book. It also has 142% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read More Heat than Light Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 36 minutes to read More Heat than Light aloud.

What Reading Level is More Heat than Light?

More Heat than Light is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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