Reply To: Free will – Determinism Dichtonomy and Acting

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jmherbener
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Yes, non-determinism seems necessary to have human action and therefore, economic theory.

Murray Rothbard takes Aristotle’s position that human nature includes volition. Take a look at his monograph, The Mantle of Science:

http://mises.org/rothbard/mantle.asp

Ludwg von Mises takes the “softer”position that natural sciences have not as yet provided a materialistic explanation of human action and, given our ignorance, we must treat human action as if it entails volition.

Take a look at his book Human Action, pp. 105-106.

http://library.mises.org/books/Ludwig%20von%20Mises/Human%20Action.pdf