The Dismal Science and the Opposition to Slavery

Origin of the term Dismal Science

It appears that the term ‘dismal science’ was first coined by  Thomas Carlyle, in December 1849, “Occasional Discourse on the Negro Question” in the London monthly Fraser’s Magazine.

In particular, Carlyle was criticising the economists belief in supply and demand which stood in sharp contrast to his idealised view of a slave society. View more at: Why Economics is called the dismal science

Origins of the term Dismal Science

Secret History of the Dismal Science