Philosophy and Methodology

This paper is about the alleged tension between methodological individualism and evolutionary ideas in the work of Friedrich Hayek.

I propose to confine the present examination of Professor O'Neill's book to one central topic, likely to be one of interest to readers of the Quarterly Journal.

William Barnett’s critique of mathematics in economic analysis, “Dimensions and Economics: Some Problems,” claims that economics almost always uses functions and equations without paying any attention

There is a strong tendency in modern moral philosophy to impose restrictions on the range of desires that are to count as genuinely contributive to the desirer’s welfare.

No two buzzwords define the present crisis more than contagion and robustness in the world of economists and policy works.

The best parts of Rahn's book are those dealing with the enhancement of privacy in the digital age. These parts are realistic and encouraging.  

Dr. Sennholz, successfully blended his knowledge of the science of economics with a deep commitment to the moral principles governing a society of free and responsible individuals.

Court decisions and legislation have a profound impact on the economy because they define and modify property rights. Economists have therefore always been interested in analyzing this impact.

Both Frank H. Knight and Ludwig von Mises are recognized as founders of intellectual traditions: the Chicago School and the neo-Austrian School of economics, respectively.

Boettke, Leeson and Subrick (Boettke and Leeson 2004; Leeson and Subrick 2006) describe institutional robustness as the ability of a given system of social organization to stand up to the test