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Re: Rand vs Kant --> Mises re. Hobbe on epistemology / praxeology?

Saiphes — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:04:12 GMT

Thank you! Plauche's paper is exactly what I was looking for.

JAB

Re: Rand vs Kant --> Mises re. Hobbe on epistemology / praxeology?

Jon Irenicus — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:12:46 GMT

I'd read ITOE anyway. Also read Geoffrey A. Plauche's paper on Aristotelianism and praxeology, I think it's in the reading list.

-Jon

Rand vs Kant --> Mises re. Hobbe on epistemology / praxeology?

Saiphes — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:55:30 GMT

Randians, as I understand them, like to blame Kant for all the *wrong* economic thought in the world. Can you recommend a work that covers this seeminly core disagreement between Randians and Austrians? Mises.org's media on H.H.Hobbe's praxeology/epistemology stuff caught me by surprise so far taking Rand's word for it that Kant is thorougly evil, etc. I'm not at all calling Rand an economist, and in this way they are in wholely different realms, but the fact that Hobbes sees Kant as *Right* on epistemology, I think is an important contrast to Rand. I could try to read ITOE and Kant's CPR and compare, contrast, but that would be a major chore which I'm not sure I'm up to.

Thanks!