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Re: How Many Times...

Stephen — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:58:18 GMT

viresh amin:

...have you guys read MES and HA?

Both. Almost finished Carl Menger's Principles of Economics as well. I'm trying to read through all of the 'hard core' of the Austrian school.

Re: How Many Times...

Giant_Joe — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:18:19 GMT

Michelangelo:

Hmm, out of curiosity: Did anyone else carry Human Action like a bible when they were reading it, or was that just a bit of a obsession of mine?

You're not alone. I just finished a book and I want to finish chapter 12 of HA. I've been spending the day (for the most part) getting work done to keep my mind off of it. :p

Re: How Many Times...

Michelangelo — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:15:13 GMT

I've read Human Action in whole once, and gone back to certain chapters (namely those pertaining the role of economics) several times as stand alone pieces. Meanwhile I haven't read MES in whole yet, but have digested several of the chapters separately. Is it just me, or does MES have a certain aspect to it that allows for it to be read as several smaller works? When I first picked up Power and Market I thought it'd be difficult without having read the rest of MES, but it really stood on its own. Either way, its unlikely I'll finish MES in full anytime soon, as most of what Rothbard says there is used in several of his other articles, books, ect. I think I'll give another go at Human Action this summer.

Hmm, out of curiosity: Did anyone else carry Human Action like a bible when they were reading it, or was that just a bit of a obsession of mine?

Re: How Many Times...

Jonathan M. F. Catalán — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:49:46 GMT

I took George Reisman's suggestion and I read Human Action based on the chapter that I find relevant to whatever I'm researching at the time, so I've read some chapters many times and some chapters no times.

Re: How Many Times...

Giant_Joe — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:33:30 GMT

viresh amin:

...have you guys read MES and HA?

I've got about 400 pages of HA done. (the first 11 chapters, the chapter on the market and a couple other chapters)

I think I've read enough discussions here, enough articles and enough books to be able to read the rest without much difficulty. I just need time. I'll do MES after that and it shouldn't be tough at all. Just another matter of time. I might read a few of Mises' shorter works before I move on to MES, though.

Re: How Many Times...

Merlin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:56:39 GMT

viresh amin:

...have you guys read MES and HA?

Both once. Sooner or later I'm going over HA in toto again.

Re: How Many Times...

The Late Andrew Ryan — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:33:42 GMT

ladyattis:

Then again I'm a Post-Objectivist

What does that entail?

I read about a fifth of Human Action (which is still like 200 pages lol) and as it began to get more complicated I decided that I needed to go back to the more basic stuff. I intend to read Man Economy and State after Human Action, will probably have read both by the time next September hits.

Re: How Many Times...

von Vodka — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:19:23 GMT

Listened to HA 1 time and read about half of MES.

Re: How Many Times...

Nielsio — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:17:21 GMT

viresh amin:

...have you guys read MES and HA?

0 and 0

Re: How Many Times...

ladyattis — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:12:51 GMT

I've only read/listened to Human Action. I've read some of Rothbard's essays, but I don't bother with the rest of his works. Then again I'm a Post-Objectivist and I don't bother with Rand's essays much either comparatively.

How Many Times...

viresh amin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:03:08 GMT

...have you guys read MES and HA?