<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The concept of Intentional Action is at the core of Praxeology, as developed by the Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises. Under this unique approach, defined as the science of human action and designed to study the field of the social sciences, Mises create “action axiom”: the contention that every acting man more satisfactory state of affairs for a Austrian scholar is able to derive the fundament human action; such as value, scale of value, scarcity, abundance, profit, loss, uncertainty and causality, among others. This paper intends to present the praxeological perspective on intentional action and its epistemologic implications; it also attempts to answer objections to this thesis.</p></abstract>

The concept of Intentional Action is at the core of Praxeology, as developed by the Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises. Under this unique approach, defined as the science of human action and designed to study the field of the social sciences, Mises create “action axiom”: the contention that every acting man more satisfactory state of affairs for a Austrian scholar is able to derive the fundament human action; such as value, scale of value, scarcity, abundance, profit, loss, uncertainty and causality, among others. This paper intends to present the praxeological perspective on intentional action and its epistemologic implications; it also attempts to answer objections to this thesis.

A Praxeological Approach to Intentional Action

Studia Humana

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The concept of Intentional Action is at the core of Praxeology, as developed by the Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises. Under this unique approach, defined as...

A Praxeological Approach to Intentional Action

Pubblicato online: 01 nov 2017

Pagine: 10 - 33

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sh-2017-0024

Parole chiave
Mises, action, praxeology, logic, Austrian economics

© 2017 Alan G. Futerman et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

A Praxeological Approach to Intentional Action

Pubblicato online: 01 nov 2017

Pagine: 10 - 33

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sh-2017-0024

Parole chiaveMises, action, praxeology, logic, Austrian economics

© 2017 Alan G. Futerman et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Parole chiave
Mises, action, praxeology, logic, Austrian economics