Our friend and economist Dr. Robert Murphy joins the show for a discussion of Part Two in Human Action, “Action Within the Framework of Society.”
This is a great discussion of Mises’s view of society and cooperation; Mises on Darwin; the Ricardian Law of Association; the case for treating ideological differences as purely ideological; Mises’s utilitarianism as it relates to democracy and anarchism, and the critical importance of exchange and monetary calculation in developing society.
Use the code HAPOD for a discount on Human Action from our bookstore: Mises.org/BuyHA.
Additional Resources
Human Action: Mises.org/HumanAction
Bob Murphy’s Study Guide to Human Action: Mises.org/Study
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