Rationally Deduced Truth, Austrian Economics, and Libertarianism
Rationally Deduced Truth, Austrian Economics, and Libertarianism

Author(s): Laura Davidson
Subject(s): Politics, Governance, Economic policy
Published by: Addleton Academic Publishers
Keywords: Austro-libertarianism; Objective truth; Synthetic a priori; Human action;
Summary/Abstract: I first met Walter in the summer of 2008 at the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, where I was attending the Rothbard Graduate Seminar as an observer. I was sitting in the library when Walter came up to me. He asked me what inspired me to come to Auburn. I told him how I had immersed myself in the Austrian school of thought, digesting significant works in the Austro-libertarian canon. But above all, I said, I wanted to find the truth with a capital T - not subjective assumptions or even scientific facts, but rather universally applicable, objective truths. From Walter’s reaction, I felt that I had said something dear to his heart, namely, the search for rationally deduced propositions that enhance our understanding of the world, particularly in the study of human action and in the cause for liberty.

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