Abstract
The paper argues for three points. The first purpose of the paper is to show that Carl Menger would have rejected Ludwig von Mises’ methodological apriorism. Second, I argue that Carl Menger was a pluralist about the methods of theoretical economics and that Mises was rather less of a pluralist, if not altogether a monist, about the legitimate method(s) of economic theorising. Finally, I try to establish the broad consistency of Menger’s pluralism with the tolerant methodological attitude of his son, the mathematician, logician, and philosopher of science, Karl Menger.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 938-966 |
Number of pages | 29 |
Journal | European Journal of the History of Economic Thought |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2022 |
Keywords
- Austrian economics
- Carl Menger
- Karl Menger
- Ludwig von Mises
- apriorism
- economic methodology
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Arts and Humanities
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)
- History and Philosophy of Science