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Exploring the life of Vilfredo Pareto, this intellectual biography chronicles his journey from disillusionment with liberalism and pacifism to pioneering contributions in pure economics. The narrative delves into his transformation as he challenges prevailing economic theories and develops his unique perspectives. It highlights his influence on sociology and political science, illustrating how his ideas shaped modern economic thought and the broader social sciences. Through this lens, readers gain insight into Pareto's complex legacy and intellectual evolution.

This volume of intellectual biography takes the Italian economist, sociologist, political scientist Vilfredo Pareto (1848-1923) from his disillusionment with liberal and pacifist activism, to the original development of pure economics and the composition of his Treatise on General Sociology and the test of this latter on the war and post-war events.