Spectres of Mises: controversial methodological claims reassessed

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2024

Authors

Lourenço, D (Author) FEP; Mário Graça Moura (Author) FEP

Journal

Title: Journal of Economic Methodology

Vol. 31 No. 3

Pages: 145-160

ISSN: 1350-178X

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

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Authenticus ID: P-010-G3M

DOI: 10.1080/1350178x.2024.2353755

Abstract (EN): In this article, we reassess two of Mises' core methodological claims. The first claim is that action is necessarily rational. The second claim is that all human minds share a logical structure. Neither claim can be unreservedly accepted but, we argue, both contain truth: Mises' reflections remain important contributions to our understanding of action and the mind, hence to economics.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 16