By: Mark Brabson

Mark Brabson — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 17:48:53 +0000

I am currently reading “Human Action”. Would this other book of his fit the bill as an immediate follow up to “Human Action”? It does look like it is fairly intense, at least going by the contents listing in the article.

By: Adam Knott

Adam Knott — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 17:35:53 +0000

Highly recommended for those interested in praxeology. One of my favorite Mises books.

By: Wirkman Virkkala

Wirkman Virkkala — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 07:00:14 +0000

This book is definitely worth reading. For me, it is worth re-reading, especially so because it was while reading this book 26 years ago that I settled a few philosophical notions that had bothered me, and adopted individualist liberalism (libertarianism) as my political philosophy.

I did not then agree with every one of Mises’ theses. But the main thrust is hard to disagree with. His placing of subjective value in a wider context is masterly.

For anyone whose interest in the human sciences leans philosophical, this is the book for you. It deserves to be read alongside his friend Alfred SchÃ¼tz’s famous work on the phenomenology of the social world. Whether you lean towards Alfred or Ludwig, I think you’ll agree that Ludwig’s book is easier to read, and much clearer.

In this book, Mises perfects an approach to the method of economics that will be familiar to readers of Nassau Senior and many other major thinkers in the science. It is a good contrast to Milton Friedman’s positive economics. (For an overview of the ways of looking at economics, I recommend Israel Kirzner’s “The Economic Point of View.”)

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