I've found another great resource for online books on liberty and more reading lists. It's The Online Library of Liberty. It has a Great Books reading list, different than most, along with biographies of those mentioned.
I have also found a lot free online books, to read online or in pdf format. Some of those I'm adding to my reading list:
Bruce Frohnen, The American Republic: Primary Sources
Ludwig von Mises, The Ultimate Foundation of Economic Science: An Essay on Method [1962]
Ludwig von Mises, Liberalism: The Classical Tradition
Some links for you to look into, to continue your learning.
Showing posts with label mises. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mises. Show all posts
Friday, February 12, 2010
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Mises University 2009
Yet more resources from the amazing mises.org. Last year at Auburn University, a week long gathering called Mises University 2009 occurred. Here is an article about it written by a participant, and all of the talks mentioned and more are freely available at this link.
I am constantly amazed at the quantity and quality of information available online for free. Even the website is open source and free. For information on all that mises.org does to promote the cause of freedom, check out this article "Mises.org joins the fight for liberty".
I am constantly amazed at the quantity and quality of information available online for free. Even the website is open source and free. For information on all that mises.org does to promote the cause of freedom, check out this article "Mises.org joins the fight for liberty".
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Man, Economy and State with Power and Market
The title of this post says it all. This is the major work by Murray Rothbard. It is available in Pdf format and an excellent study guide is also available as a Pdf.
This book started out as a textbook on economics. But eventually it turned into a guide to just about all of Austrian economic thought. He takes Mises Human Action and makes it easier to understand (in my opinion) and extends and expands on it. He created an entire theory of economics. It is a masterful work and worth reading carefully and slowly. With this book and Human Action, you will understand the greater part of Austrian economics.
This book started out as a textbook on economics. But eventually it turned into a guide to just about all of Austrian economic thought. He takes Mises Human Action and makes it easier to understand (in my opinion) and extends and expands on it. He created an entire theory of economics. It is a masterful work and worth reading carefully and slowly. With this book and Human Action, you will understand the greater part of Austrian economics.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Human Action
Today I'm going to be writing about Human Action by Ludwig von Mises. This is the big one, laying out the fundamentals of the Austrian school of economics. It's big insomuch as it is very important and big as in about 900 pages long. This book is not light beach reading. But it is very worthwhile.
Some background first. Dr von Mises wrote a version of this in German, but unfortunately it was published in 1940. Not a good time for German economics books. After he came to the United States he translated and expanded upon it for the 1949 publication of Human Action.
The first time I ever heard of Human Action was from this piece in the Daily Reckoning. It made me want to read the book. You might want to read this article first for the background and the inspiration to start reading it.
This book is not the best to start out with, unless you are able to comprehend at a graduate level. It is not for casual readers, but will pay great dividends to those who work through it step by step.
So, as usual, mises.org has extensive free resources for Mises' Human Action. They have a resource page, which contains links for the text in online versions, pdf versions and a complete audiobook reading of it. That page also links to chapter by chapter study guide pdfs.
And something I just found today, an interactive index of the whole book, linked to the online version.
Monday, I'll get into Murray Rothbard's Man, Economy and State with Power and Market.
Some background first. Dr von Mises wrote a version of this in German, but unfortunately it was published in 1940. Not a good time for German economics books. After he came to the United States he translated and expanded upon it for the 1949 publication of Human Action.
The first time I ever heard of Human Action was from this piece in the Daily Reckoning. It made me want to read the book. You might want to read this article first for the background and the inspiration to start reading it.
This book is not the best to start out with, unless you are able to comprehend at a graduate level. It is not for casual readers, but will pay great dividends to those who work through it step by step.
So, as usual, mises.org has extensive free resources for Mises' Human Action. They have a resource page, which contains links for the text in online versions, pdf versions and a complete audiobook reading of it. That page also links to chapter by chapter study guide pdfs.
And something I just found today, an interactive index of the whole book, linked to the online version.
Monday, I'll get into Murray Rothbard's Man, Economy and State with Power and Market.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Learning Every Day
I have always believed that learning, in any field, is very important to a full, realized life. I have started this blog to share what I learn. My two current topics are Austrian school economics and staying healthy. Odd bedfellows, perhaps, but I have very eclectic interests.
I have been studying health intensely for five years now, and I will talk about that here from time to time. But my main focus now is learning all I can about the Austrian School of Economics, whose two main proponents were Ludwig von Mises and Murray Rothbard.
On the side, I have put links to what I am currently reading. I'll post thoughts about my reading and all the easily available resources for you to do your own self-study at home. I look forward to sharing my love of knowledge and my new knowledge as time passes.
I have been studying health intensely for five years now, and I will talk about that here from time to time. But my main focus now is learning all I can about the Austrian School of Economics, whose two main proponents were Ludwig von Mises and Murray Rothbard.
On the side, I have put links to what I am currently reading. I'll post thoughts about my reading and all the easily available resources for you to do your own self-study at home. I look forward to sharing my love of knowledge and my new knowledge as time passes.
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