Ludwig von Mises: Thoughts and Memories
A tribute to Ludwig von Mises by William H. Peterson.
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The Place of Religion in the Liberal Philosophy of Constant, Tocqueville, and Lord Acton
Forty years ago, historian Ralph Raico completed his dissertation under the direction of F.A. Hayek at the University of Chicago. Its title masks its power and importance: The Place of Religion in the Liberal Philosophy of Constant, Tocqueville...
Men Against the State: The Expositers of Individualist Anarchism in America, 1827-1908
America was home to the first full-blown movement of individualist anarchists in the 19th and early 20th century. The author of this book on the topic adds the adjective “individualist” to distinguish them from socialists. They were champions of...
The Legacy of Max Weber
Ludwig Lachmann took a strong interest in the history of economic thought, particularly as it pertained to methodology. While he would not have claimed to be an Austrian in the Misesian tradition, his writings have influenced Austrians. Here is...
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Historical Setting of the Austrian School of Economics
This essay offers something spectacular: an intellectual history of Mises’s own tradition, with first person accounts of conversations with the greats. And truly, Mises turns out to have written the best single account of the origin and early...
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Accent On The Right
In this work dedicated to the memory of Frederic Bastiat (1801-1850), Leonard E. Read explores an array of themes such as the sources of human progress, the political consequences of not thinking for one’s self, and finding what is right and...
San Bernardino of Siena and Sant’Antonino of Florence: The Two Great Economic Thinkers of the Middle Ages
The subtitle of this work was not idly chosen: “the two great economic thinkers of the Middle Ages.” It is the key to Professor de Roover’s perceptive appraisal of the economic ideas and views on business ethics of San Bernardino da Siena, O.F.M...
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The Political Economy of William Graham Sumner: A Study in the History of Free-Enterprise Ideas
From the author: The following is a study in the history of free enterprise ideas. Specifically it presents the political economy of William Graham Sumner, highlighting the ideas and analysis that mark his contribution to economic thought, and...
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