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Ludwig von Mises' major economics treatise, first published in 1949
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Human Action: A Treatise on Economics is a work by the Austrian economist and philosopher Ludwig von Mises. Widely considered Mises' magnum opus, it presents the case for laissez-faire capitalism based on praxeology, or rational investigation of human decision-making. It rejects positivism within economics. It defends an a priori epistemology and underpins praxeology with a foundation of methodological individualism and speculative laws of apodictic certainty. Mises argues that the free-market economy not only outdistances any government-planned system, but ultimately serves as the foundation of civilization itself.

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The Wisdom of Ludwig von Mises, by George Koether, The Freeman, Sep 1981
Preface to a selection of excerpts from Human Action arranged topically from Accounting to War, by one of Mises' former students
"Human Action, generally considered to be the greatest work of the greatest economist of our times, is a towering monument to the mind of a genius. Its 885 pages of text contain insights that have revolutionized economic thought and are moving the world toward a true and complete understanding of human freedom. ... Human Action is not a book one reads; it is a book one studies. ... in dealing topically with one subject, Professor Mises never overlooked its relation to all others. Hence his convictions on any one topic were spread throughout his book."
Related Topic: Ludwig von Mises

Books

Human Action: A Treatise on Economics
    by Ludwig von Mises, 1949
Partial contents: Acting Man - The Epistemological Problems of the Sciences of Human Action - Economics and the Revolt Against Reason - A First Analysis of the Category of Action - Time - Uncertainty - Action Within the World - Human Society
Related Topic: Economics
  • ISBN 0786101709: Audio cassette, Blackstone Audiobooks, Section One, 1997
  • ISBN 0786101717: Audio cassette, Blackstone Audiobooks, Section Two, 1997
  • ISBN 0809297434: Hardcover, NTC/Contemporary Publishing Co, 3rd edition, 1966
  • ISBN 0945466242: Hardcover, Ludwig Von Mises Institute, Scholars Edition, 1998
  • ISBN 1572460210: Hardcover, Foundation for Econ Education, 4th edition, 1996
  • ISBN 0930073185: Paperback, Fox & Wilkes, Scholars edition; 4th edition, 1996

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