Theory and History (Chapter 6: Materialism) by Ludwig von Mises

Ludwig von Mises moves beyond economics to address questions regarding the foundation of all social science. He discusses his methodological dualism: one approach for hard sciences and another for the social sciences. Murray N. Rothbard writes, "It is Mises's great methodological work, explaining the basis of his approach to economics, and providing scintillating critiques of such fallacious alternatives as historicism, scientism, and Marxian dialectical materialism."

Read "Theory and History: An Interpretation of Social and Economic Evolution" online: https://tinyurl.com/q9kf6jq
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Ludwig von Mises (1881-1973) was an Austrian-American theoretical Austrian School economist. Mises wrote and lectured extensively on behalf of classical liberalism. He is best known for his work on praxeology, a study of human choice and action.

Link to more online books and essays by Ludwig von Mises:

Human Action: A Treatise on Economics
https://tinyurl.com/yapklreq
Audio version: https://tinyurl.com/ab8wx88

Omnipotent Government: The Rise of Total State and Total War
https://tinyurl.com/ybbl29op
Audio version: https://tinyurl.com/ycf3fu93

Bureaucracy
https://tinyurl.com/y7xzgs3v
Audio version: https://tinyurl.com/ycv5auvx

Economic Calculation In The Socialist Commonwealth
https://tinyurl.com/y7dguva4
Audio version: https://tinyurl.com/y8zr8v4n

The Theory of Money and Credit
https://tinyurl.com/yabb5jt2
Audio version: https://tinyurl.com/y7shhbdq

The Anti-Capitalistic Mentality
https://tinyurl.com/qbwery7

Marxism Unmasked: From Delusion to Destruction
https://tinyurl.com/y8og9r4f

A Hundred Years of Marxian Socialism
https://tinyurl.com/yagfk3e9

The Equations of Mathematical Economics and the Problem of Economic Calculation in a Socialist State
https://tinyurl.com/yap6s675

Interventionism: An Economic Analysis
https://tinyurl.com/y7eg5s6r

Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis
https://tinyurl.com/q2sq87w

Economic Policy: Thoughts for Today and Tomorrow
https://tinyurl.com/ydyj253c

Epistemological Problems of Economics
https://tinyurl.com/yak3n2sy

Money, Method, and the Market Process
https://tinyurl.com/ydaypg2k

Epistemological Relativism in the Sciences of Human Action
https://tinyurl.com/y986vfvj

Economic Freedom and Interventionism
https://tinyurl.com/yau35t2o

Individualism and Civilization
https://tinyurl.com/yauloqdr

Capitalism, Happiness, and Beauty
https://tinyurl.com/yao35ywc

Historical Setting of the Austrian School of Economics
https://tinyurl.com/ycaddq85

Liberty and Property
https://tinyurl.com/y7b8ta5h

Middle-of-the-Road Policy Leads to Socialism
https://tinyurl.com/ybdexds8

The Free Market and Its Enemies
https://tinyurl.com/nky7aco

Liberalism: In the Classical Tradition
https://tinyurl.com/y7bp83ej

Planned Chaos
https://tinyurl.com/yde6sxh9

Nation, State, and Economy
https://tinyurl.com/ycjere4t

The Ultimate Foundation of Economic Science
https://tinyurl.com/yb3zs4rs

Planning for Freedom
https://tinyurl.com/yb7qz9rl

Individuals, Reason, and Action
https://tinyurl.com/yajwd9s8

The Propaganda War Against Capitalism
https://tinyurl.com/y6vn9fs7

How Liberty Defined Western Civilization
https://tinyurl.com/ycdnqmh6

Related online resources:

Ludwig von Mises: Scholar, Creator, Hero
https://tinyurl.com/yd7ryowf

Ludwig von Mises: Defender of Capitalism
https://tinyurl.com/ycplhhwj

Mises: The Last Knight of Liberalism
https://tinyurl.com/y9z6k6pj
Audio version: https://tinyurl.com/ybatmcel

My Years with Ludwig von Mises
https://tinyurl.com/y6u2yj6n
Audio version: https://tinyurl.com/a8hkbwb

The Austrian School of Economics: A History of Its Ideas, Ambassadors, and Institutions
https://tinyurl.com/yagraqj3
Audio version: https://tinyurl.com/y9ajba8k

Man, Economy, and State
http://tinyurl.com/y8zg569h
Audio version: http://tinyurl.com/axhdzg3

Ludwig von Mises Speaks (A collection of rare audio recordings)
https://tinyurl.com/y7ok2fqp

What is Austrian Economics?
https://tinyurl.com/ydxv8cfo

Praxeology: The Methodology of Austrian Economics
https://tinyurl.com/pf46rtk

Misesian Praxeology
https://tinyurl.com/yd9bz3ej

The Cultural Thought of Ludwig von Mises
https://tinyurl.com/y7y8kbgo

The Philosophical Origins of Austrian Economics
https://tinyurl.com/y8z4sf59

Mises's Epistemology
https://tinyurl.com/ycna45o9

Economic Science and the Austrian Method
https://tinyurl.com/y8lgyzta

The Austrian Theory of Money
https://tinyurl.com/y8gqjnwr

The Austrian School's Critique of Marxism
http://tinyurl.com/y84g9g7j

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