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Podcast: Thorsten Polleit
Episode: Ep. 245 | IMMANUEL KANT’S EPISTEMOLOGY AND ITS INFLUENCE ON LUDWIG VON MISES’S PRAXEOLOGY
Description: 300 years ago, on April 22, 1724, the German philosopher Immanuel Kant was born in Königsberg, East Prussia. He is not only an outstanding historical figure in philosophy, but Kant’s profound influence continues to shape modern philosophical discourse, resonating strongly even today. In the epistemological works of Ludwig von Mises (1883–1971), there are not only clear parallels with but also lines of reference to Kant’s theory of knowledge: Mises not only employs the term a priori and occasionally references Kant but also rationalises the use of a priori knowledge as the appropriate method for the social and economic sciences – the logic of human...