Wittgenstein, Austrian Economics, and the Logic of Action: Praxeological Investigations

by Roderick T. Long

Fascinating and thought-provoking, this book shows how the methodology of Austrian economics can be justified and strengthened by grounding it in the philosophy of Wittgenstein. Frege and Wittgenstein argued that whatever counts as thought must embody logical principles. Their arguments also support the conclusion that whatever constitutes action must embody economic principles. In this incisive text, the author shows that this confirms the claims...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415329485
• ISBN13: 9780415329484
• Release Date: January 2050
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages