Calculation and Knowledge

Adam Smith’s “invisible hand” sometimes works in such marvelously subtle ways that it remains nearly invisible even to economists

The interest of scholars in the application of mathematics to the social sciences is particularly lively at the present time.

In this paper I will attempt to analyze laws limiting emigration, migration, and immigration from the libertarian perspective.

Moral relativism, a theory typically beclouded by inexact formulations and confusions with cultural relativism, has recently been defended lucidly

This paper seeks to present Mises’s views on cultural questions as well as his belief that certain cultural institutions are buttressed by a

In this note I will argue that social contract theories aimed at establishing norms for personal and community life are inadequate.

The concepts of Pareto optimality and Pareto- optimal change continue appearing in academic discussions as supposed criteria of policy and keys to

To state with precision and force the economic and moral imperative of the free market has been of the utmost concern to some of civilization&#8217

This paper traces Spencer’s theory of causation through various disciplines, with special emphasis on Spencer’s “scientific&#8221

In this article, Professor Barry Smith presents a series of questions and theories in defense of apriorism.

Volume 12, Number 1 (1996)