The Mengers versus Mises on matters methodological. Issue 5 (3rd September 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Scheall, Scott
• Is Part Of: European journal of the history of economic thought. Volume 29:Issue 5(2022)
• Page Start: 938
• Page End: 966
• Publication Date: 2022-09-03
• Subjects: Carl Menger -- Ludwig von Mises -- Karl Menger -- apriorism -- Austrian economics -- economic methodology; B13 -- B25 -- B31 -- B41 -- B53; Economic history -- Periodicals; 330.94
• DOI: 10.1080/09672567.2022.2123529
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0967-2567

Abstract

Abstract: The paper argues for three points. The first purpose of the paper is to show that Carl Menger would have rejected Ludwig von Mises' methodological apriorism. Second, I argue that Carl Menger was a pluralist about the methods of theoretical economics and that Mises was rather less of a pluralist, if not altogether a monist, about the legitimate method(s) of economic theorising. Finally, I try to establish the broad consistency of Menger's pluralism with the tolerant methodological attitude of his son, the mathematician, logician, and philosopher of science, Karl Menger.