Philosophy and Methodology

It would probably be looked upon as unusual to associate sixteenth century Spain with the libertarian tradition.

Confronted with the limitations of formalism, many economists have adopted alternative epistemological approaches which are supposed to favor a better understanding of economic phenomena. Among those, hermeneutics has enjoyed a certain success. Hermeneutics is a general theory of understanding based on the interpretation of an external reality testifying to an internal subjective reality. In economics, the interpretive act (or the process of theorization) consists in the ongoing dialogic confrontation between what contemporary economists know and what the individuals under scrutiny express of their own interpretation of the world.

In this article, Robert Bass reviews Tibor Machan’s Ayn Rand.

Volume 20, Number 2 (2006)

Volume 1, Number 3 (Fall 1978)

In this paper, Christopher W. Morris attempts to defend the natural right of freedom from the premise of human autonomy.

Classical Liberalism, especially of the Austrian inclination, and Libertarianism are by now recognized as the most influential research traditions

William Barnett’s critique of mathematics in economic analysis, “Dimensions and Economics: Some Problems,” claims that economics almost always uses functions and equations without paying any attention

In this article, Professor Walter Block discusses the legalities of black mail as well as the Libertarian perspective.

One might ask: why has there been so little consideration of nonviolent resistance among libertarians?

Volume 16, Number 2 (Summer 1996)