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Praxeology in a formal system...

This has been brought up before , but that topic died, and I think bumping it would result in limited interest. My basic proposition is the same: that praxeology could potentially be formalised in some way. I'm not an expert logician, but I can see that the action axiom could be stated in first-order...

Posted to Economics Questions by britainland on Sun, Sep 28 2008

Abstraction and time in economics

the following concerns a problem I'm working on for a course I am taking. The basic question is whether the idea of non-precisive abstractions is still useful when we apply it to events over time in the form of counterfactual comparison. The main reason that it may not be useful would be that it...

Posted to Economics Questions by Conrad on Thu, Sep 25 2008

Re: Beginner’s Questions

Thanks for asking questions <rayendra> I respond, unfortunatly most of the time no matter how tired or drunk, etc's I am. Mostly I'm lookin' for any folks willing to actually argue for real. A. (I hope you know the ass-u-me joke) First when you think of regulation, be reminded that...

Posted to Economics Questions by Bank Run on Tue, Sep 9 2008

Praxeology synonymous to Methodological Individualism?

Is Praxeology synonymous to Methodological Individualism? Praxeology is the science of human action. Methodological Individualism is a philosophical method aimed at explaining and understanding broad society-wide developments as the aggregation of decisions by individuals. They both have to do with understanding...

Posted to General by ViennaSausage on Tue, Aug 12 2008

Altruism Doesn't Exist

Is it really possible for someone to engage in a completely selfless act? A rational exploration of the question must lead to a negative rather then affirmative answer. For isn't it the case that no matter what action one engages in, it involves their selves and some kind of motivation on their part...

Posted to Brainpolice by Brainpolice on Mon, Mar 24 2008
Filed under: Objectivism, Means and Ends, Self-interest, Rational Egoism, Altruism, Libertarianism, Philosophy, Human Nature, Praxeology

On Human Nature

It is common for humans to be presented as being separate from and even antagonistic with nature. In particular, some radical environmentalists portray human beings as inherently waging war on mother nature, that our existance is intrinsically destructive to nature. But this is erroneous. Humans are...

Posted to Brainpolice by Brainpolice on Wed, Jan 2 2008
Filed under: Ethics, Determinism, Philosophy, Human Nature, Praxeology, Thomas Hobbes