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Assuming that you are actually curious about anarcho-capitalism, and not simply trolling these boards, I think you would find it considerably illuminating if you pick up a book and read it in order to get a sense of where we are coming from. Judging by your questions, I would highly recommend A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism by Hans-Hermann Hoppe
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[quote user="jtucker"] David hasn't installed yet because the upgrade is so massive, and implies many structural and style changes. It is going to take time, and I wonder if we are all going to find this place a bit unfamiliar at first. We shall see. [/quote] "In life everything is continually in flux." - Ludwig von Mises Can't
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Rothbard absolutely trounces Marx in the second volume of "An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought."
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[quote user="David Z"] [quote user="Laughing Man"]Why is it harmful to own the means of production yet not personal items?[/quote] Because private ownership of the means of production enables exploitation of the have-nots , by the haves . Or so the argument goes. [/quote] Their argument shatters to pieces when one takes it out of
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[quote user="GilesStratton"] [quote user="phrizek"] Science literally cannot proceed without philosophers first delineating the methodology that scientists then utilize.[/quote] It doesn't follow that most economists care about what philosophers have to say about methodology, most simply follow what their peers are saying or
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This discussion reminded me of this quote by Mises: [quote] The study of economics has been again and again led astray by the vain idea that economics must proceed according to the pattern of other sciences. The mischief done by such misconstructions cannot be avoided by admonishing the economist to stop casting longing glances upon other fields of
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[quote user="HeroicLife"] My bad. Fixed. [/quote] Oh, wonderful. Thank you.
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I'm getting the same error. I can't edit my profile.
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[quote user="GilesStratton"] Well there's a number of Austrian PhD programmes, even more Austrians in undergraduate degrees, so I'd say not too badly. People like Herbener and Block have been converted. As I said, it's an uphill battle, but in the next 50 years, the grounds are set for Austrianism to become more popular, with the
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[quote user="GilesStratton"] [quote user="phrizek"] My guess is because Austrians have been trying to convince other economists of its validity. Instead of focusing on convincing philosophers, they try to convince economists, who tend to be ignorant in matters of epistemology and think anything straying from empiricism is "pseudoscience