W. T. Thornton: Savant, Idiot, or Idiot-Savant?

Robert Ekelund

Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 1997, vol. 19, issue 1, 1-23

Abstract: Renewed interest has been kindled in the status and “meaning” of William T. Thornton (1813–1880) in the history of economic thought. Thornton is often credited, rightly or wrongly, with re-orienting J. S. Mill's thought on the wages fund—a critical cornerstone of classical economics. While Thornton's actual influence on Mill in this matter

Date: 1997
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