Political Theory

Re: Constitutive Means

Wade — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:02:49 GMT

Just found this one which looks to be a more complete and concise work:

Anti-Psychologism in Economics: Wittgenstein and Mises

http://praxeology.net/antipsych.pdf

thanks to Laughing Man:

http://mises.org/Community/forums/p/9786/237808.aspx#237808

Re: Constitutive Means

Wade — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:45:46 GMT

I have been looking into that second essay you posted myself after doing some searching for an analysis between Wittgenstein and the Austrian School. Looks to be very interesting.

Re: Constitutive Means

wombatron — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:46:55 GMT

Here (starting at "Second Digression") and here (starting on pg. 127) Long discusses the idea of constitutive means in greater depth. I highly recommend both works in their entirety as well.

Re: Constitutive Means

leonidia — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:21:07 GMT

If you find out anything from Long or Plauche, I'd be very interested to know their thoughts on this matter. Perhaps you could post it here. Thanks.

Re: Constitutive Means

Jon Irenicus — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:23:12 GMT

I'd say do that but bear in mind Long rarely answers e-mails. Ask Geoffrey Alan Plauche on here to give you a run down on it, perhaps contacting him by e-mail. He's very clued up on Aristotelian moral philosophy and epistemology.

Re: Constitutive Means

Juan — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:14:27 GMT

Why not send an email to Long asking ?

Constitutive Means

Adam Knott — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:37:30 GMT

In his lecture "Economics and Its Ethical Assumptions," Roderick Long proposes the idea of "constitutive means," as an alternate to "instrumental means."

https://www.mises.org/story/2103

After giving a brief description of constitutive means, Long concludes:

"So then the question is: well, can we deliberate about constitutive means? How do we determine whether something is a constitutive means to an end?"

This seems to foreshadow or refer to an elaboration of the concept of constitutive means which would answer the questions Long concludes with.

Can anyone refer me to a work(s) where Long treats this concept at greater length and in more detail?