Austrian Economics and Objectivism Panel Session
Will Thomas and I gave a talk at Atlas Summit 2016 on Austrian Economics. The talk focused on epistemological and ethical positions of Carl Menger, Ludwig Von Mises, and F.A. Hayek. A number of...
View ArticleAustrian Economics and Aristotle
Austrian Economics is always claiming a strong connection to the Philosophy of Aristotle. The Austrians main connection to Aristotle is the idea of apriorism. In philosophy apriorism is defined as...
View ArticlePhilosophical Foundations of Carl Menger
There has been a lot of interest in the philosophical foundations of Carl Menger. Many Objectivist writers have emphasized Menger’s Aristotelian training, while other have suggested that Menger’s...
View ArticleFEE: Ayn Rand Predicts Its Intellectual Bankruptcy
FEE or the Foundation for Economic Education has proven to be intellectually bankrupt. For instance, their position against patents and Intellectual property shows that they do not understand property...
View ArticleAyn Rand’s Ethics: Natural Rights and Self-Ownership
There seems to be a lot of confusion on the issues of whether Rand’s ethics is (or is consistent with) a natural right ethics and the idea of self-ownership. These issues seem to bring up a lot of...
View ArticleMore Proof ENVIRONMENTALISTS are EVIL
There is a general attitude among most people that environmentalism is about making the world a better place for humans. The reality is that environmentalists want to kill off most of the human...
View ArticleIs Objectivism Compatible with Austrian Economics?
There have been a number of papers comparing Objectivism to Austrian Economics. The motivation appears to be Rand’s relationship with Ludwig Von Mises, since both are known for advocating Laissez...
View ArticleThe Greatest Mistake in Economics: We Are Wealthier Because Profit Margins...
Economists often argue that the West is wealthier because profit margins are driven down by competition. For instance, here is a quote from an article in Forbes by a researcher at the Adam Smith...
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