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fakename Posted: Sat, Jan 17 2009 7:58 PM

is the mises wiki in progress (because I was thinking of submitting something to it)?

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What are (to those who debate others) the most common misconceptions of austrian theory that you come across?

(Because I'm thinking of doing a history article specifically adressed to common misconceptions).

 

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What are (to those who debate others) the most common misconceptions of austrian theory that you come across?

The most misconceptions I see with the Austrian school is with its methodology of praxeology. Most, having been programmed to think that anything that doesn't involve induction or mathematical formulas is unscientific and belongs to the pre-Scientific Revolution era, do not considered praxeology a completely solid basis for an economic science.

Abstract liberty, like other mere abstractions, is not to be found.

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ama gi replied on Sun, Jan 18 2009 1:29 AM

fakename:
(Because I'm thinking of doing a history article specifically adressed to common misconceptions).

I've already started two of them.

http://mises.org/Community/wikis/debate/myths-about-libertarianism.aspx

http://mises.org/Community/wikis/debate/myths-about-market-anarchy.aspx

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fakename replied on Sun, Jan 18 2009 8:49 PM

do they have any good arguments against praxeology (though this may be a little beyond the scope of my article...still)?

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