In this plenary address from the 2021 Austrian Economic Research Conference, Douglas B. Rasmussen speaks on some of the philosophical principles behind Rothbard’s work with the action axiom.Â
The F. A. Hayek Memorial Lecture, sponsored by Greg and Joy Morin. Recorded at the Mises Institute on March 19, 2021. Includes an introduction by Peter G. Klein.
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