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If we strech utility to utilitarian, Schumpeter credits the ideas to
Augustine in C.1300 (page 91) and Epicurius C. 300 B.C. (page 66). Page
numbers are from Schumpeter, I certainly don't have access to the
originals. Anyway, given the above, it seems likely that the "first
use" of utility is somewhat of a subjective decision.
Mike Robison
Michigan State University
http://www.msu.edu/user/robiso12/index.htm
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