Praxeology

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Murray N. Rothbard

In the sciences of human action, it is impossible to test conclusions. The “facts” of human history are complex ones, resultants of many causes. These causes can only be isolated by theory, theory that is necessarily a priori to these historical facts.

Murray N. Rothbard

Praxeology rests on the fundamental axiom that individual human beings act, that is, on the primordial fact that individuals engage in conscious actions toward chosen goals.

Murray N. Rothbard
Either a rational or objective system of ethics is possible, or else each individual's value judgments are ultimately arbitrary and solely a result of individual whim.
Israel M. Kirzner

What does it mean to say that a person is entitled to own what he has produced? Israel Kirzner answers the question by way of explaining the function of entrepreneurship.

Jim Fedako

The latest exploits of Lance Armstrong in this year's Tour de France, writes Jim Fedako, provide a solid backdrop for discussions contrasting the economic ideas of the Austrian School and the adherents of Public Choice.

Stefan Karlsson

The increased liberalization of world trade, writes Stefan Karlsson, has increased the scope of international division of labor and permanently helped raise growth in the world as a whole.

Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.

What inspires us about the life of Mises, writes Lew Rockwell, is not his victimhood but his triumph over evil.

Bettina Bien Greaves

This year marks the 100th anniversary of Ayn Rand's birth. Her books sold in the millions and were most effective in transforming a generation of readers into ardent anti-communists and strong capitalists.