Philosophy and Methodology

Some economists have tried to apply psychology to economic analysis, but psychology is not what drives economic activity.

Karl Marx may have been a philosopher or just someone with an opinion. He was not, however, an economist.

Karl Marx may have been a philosopher or just someone with an opinion. He was not, however, an economist.

Teaching high schoolers economics means teaching Austrian principles.

Progressivism is collectivist, anti-individual, and ultimately destroys civilization itself. Austrian economics stands against this force.

Teaching high schoolers economics means teaching Austrian principles.

Progressivism is collectivist, anti-individual, and ultimately destroys civilization itself. Austrian economics stands against this force.

Other psychic factors being equal, it is to everyone's self-interest to maximize his monetary income on the market. But this maximum income can then be used for either “selfish” or for “altruistic” ends.

Human rights is a term tossed around casually in our politicized age. Must there be a moral base to such rights, and how do we determine that morality?

Murray Rothbard was no fan of John Stuart Mill's philosophy and neither is Philip Kitcher. However, there is a huge divide in how Rothbard and Kitcher view Mill.