----------------- HES POSTING ----------------- Paul Valery, the French poet, wrote a review of the third edition of Walras _Elements d'economie politique pure_, in _Revue generale du droit, de la legislation et de la jurisprudence_, Vol. XI-XII (november- december), 1896, pp. 574-576. The poet was 25 years old. He praises Walras' use of mathematics in Economics, and also mentions Cournot, Gossen and Jevons. It seems to me that Valery doesn't fully understand Walras Economics, but it is clear that he has read the book and he is interested in the theme. Valery also wrote about scientific topics, and later he would study mathematics; but that's all I know. Can anybody provide me with any reference about the relationship of Paul Valery with both Walras and Economics? Manuel Santos ------------ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ------------ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]