Written by martin stefunko, a former mises fellow, when he was studying at the economic university of bratislava, slovakia june 26, 2000. Here is the german original of what later became human action. Text and documentsthe definitive edition the collected. Simplified html, 784 kb, this is a simplifed html format, intended for. When commenting, please post a concise, civil, and informative comment. The methodology of austrian economics, in the logic of action one. Widely considered mises magnum opus, it presents the case for laissezfaire capitalism based on praxeology, or rational investigation of human decisionmaking. His contributions to economic theory include important clarifications. It is taken from a clay document written about 2300 bc in the sumerian citystate of lagash. It defends an a priori epistemology and underpins praxeology with a foundation of. When human action first appeared, its distinctive austrian. Mises s writings and lectures encompassed economic theory, history, epistemology, government, and political philosophy.
Writ and people in whose eyes they are human documents. Series 4, the manuscript file, consists of mises own manuscripts for various articles and books. Mises s masterpiece restored on its 50th anniversary. It was published first in 1940 after mises s years in exile in geneva. A chapterbychapter summary, published on, october 3, 2018.
The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 1128 pages and is available in hardcover format. It was a sensation, the largest and most scientific defense of human freedom ever published. Act philosophy see also whats at your library, or elsewhere. The main characters of this economics, philosophy story are.
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