Originally published in 1957, Ludwig von Mises defends his all-important idea of methodological dualism: one approach to the hard sciences and another for the social sciences. He defends the epistemological status of economic proposition. He has his most extended analysis of those who want to claim that there is more than one logical structure by which we think about reality. He grapples with the problem of determinism and free will. And presents philosophy of history and historical research. Overall, this is a tremendously lucid defense of the fundamental Misesian approach to social philosophy. Narrated by John Pruden.

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• 15. Philosophical Interpretations of History
• 14. The Epistemological Features of History
• 13. Meaning and Use of the Study of History
• 12. Psychology and Thymology
• 11. The Challenge of Scientism
• 10. Historicism
• 9. The Concept of Historical Individuality
• 8. Philosophy of History
• 7. Dialectical Materialism
• 5. Determination and Its Critics
• 6. Materialism
• 4. The Negation of Valuation
• 3. The Quest for Absolute Values
• 2. Knowledge and Value
• 1. Judgments of Value
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• Preface by Murray N. Rothbard