Was Ludwig von Mises a Conventionalist? : A New Analysis of the Epistemology of the Austrian School of Economics

Was Ludwig von Mises a Conventionalist? : A New Analysis of the Epistemology of the Austrian School of Economics /

Linsbichler’s erudite new book is not only an invitation for Austrian economists to reconsider their Misesian methodological foundations, but more importantly an attempt to bridge the methodological gap between the Austrian School and mainstream economics. His charitable reading of Mises provides th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Linsbichler, Alexander (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
Subjects:
Philosophy and social sciences.
Philosophy.
Economics.
History of Economic Thought/Methodology.
History of Philosophy.
Philosophy of the Social Sciences.
Political Economy.
Online Access:Connect to this title online
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: The Austrian School of Economics between the Tea Party Movement and Academia
  • 2. Mises and the Problem of Induction
  • 3. Final Destination relativistic Historicism?
  • 4. Praxeology as an Alleged Solution of the Problem of Induction
  • 5. A Classification Scheme for Epistemological Positions
  • 6. A Conventionalist Interpretation of Mises' Justification of the Fundamental Axiom
  • 7. Praxeology as a conventionalist Research Program
  • 8. Essentialism in the Austrian School
  • 9. Recapitulation and Final Thoughts.

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