Tag Archive for: Ludwig von Mises

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The Process of Creative Destruction in Walt Disney’s Success

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With the recent interest in applying Austrian economic theory towards a better understanding of managerial effectiveness, there is value in reflecting on Walt Disney’s career through an Austrian lens.
How Economic Thinking Can Benefit Consumers, Managers, and Entrepreneurs (Part 4)Barry L. Linetsky, 2019

How Economic Thinking Can Benefit Consumers, Managers, and Entrepreneurs | Part 4: Why Can’t You Show Me Your Unicorn?

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The impossible task we each have in assessing the effectiveness of our thinking and action is that we cannot observe the results of actions not taken.
How Economic Thinking Can Benefit Consumers, Managers, and Entrepreneurs (Part 3)Barry L. Linetsky, 2019

How Economic Thinking Can Benefit Consumers, Managers, and Entrepreneurs | Part 3: The Economic Way Of Thinking

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Mises held that the virtue of economics was its particular capability in providing insight into the link between human values, human action and desired outcomes. He advocated for a distinct economic way of thinking as a valid and necessary extension of logic, and therefore easily available to everybody.
Science, Human Action, The Search for "Truth", and Consequences, Part 20, Barry L. Linetsky© 2020, Barry L. Linetsky. All Rights Reserved

Science, Human Action, The Search for “Truth”, and Consequences | Part 20: Conclusion: Reaffirming the Intellectual Foundations of Western Civilization

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Science, Human Action, The Search for “Truth”, and Consequences | Part 18: Machine Messiahs

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Science, Human Action, The Search for “Truth”, and Consequences | Part 17: Mindless Survival is an Invitation to Chaos

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Science, Human Action, The Search for “Truth”, and Consequences | Part 12: A Science of Two Parts Forms a Whole

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© 2018, Barry L. Linetsky. All Rights Reserved. Ludwig von…

Science, Human Action, The Search for “Truth”, and Consequences | Part 11: The Important Implications of Praxeology

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It was not so long ago that scientific dualism – the idea that the social sciences and the natural sciences require distinct methodologies – was uncontroversial. It was accepted that science was the systematic search for knowledge wherever appropriate to advance human understanding of the world and man’s place in it.

Science, Human Action, The Search for “Truth”, and Consequences | Part 10: The Unique Qualities of the Human Mind

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Science, Human Action, The Search for “Truth”, and Consequences | Part 9: The Ultimate Foundation of Economic Science

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Science, Human Action, The Search for “Truth”, and Consequences | Part 8: The Siren Call of the Determinist Paradox

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Science, Human Action, The Search for “Truth”, and Consequences | Part 7: In the Land of Blind Science, Volitional Consciousness is King

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© 2018, Barry L. Linetsky. All Rights Reserved. When it comes…