I've listened to the second lecture of the home study course. It's called Marginalist Revolution by Joseph Salerno. He starts out with the information that the law of marginal utility was discovered at almost the same time by three men: Carl Menger, an Austrian, an Englishman, William Stanly Jevons and a Swiss, Leon Walras.
Carl Menger is considered by Salerno to be the sole founder of the Austrian School. He then talks about the classical school of economics and it's differences with the Austrians. He spends a large amount of time discussing marginal utility, using the common cow/horse scenarios.
All in all, an interesting lecture. It was obvious he was writing on a board to the audience, which of course you cannot see. I'm looking forward to listening to the next one.
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