Human Action, Economics, and Ethics

In the economical changing and political disturbing times we are living a question concerns us all: Is this the society I want to live in?  What are the opportunities I have to pursue in my socio-cultural environment? Which echoes the ancient Greek e

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Javier Aranzadi

Human Action, Economics, and Ethics

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Javier Aranzadi

Human Action, Economics, and Ethics

Javier Aranzadi Universidad Autonoma de Madrid Madrid, Spain

ISSN 2191-5504 ISSN 2191-5512 (electronic) SpringerBriefs in Economics ISBN 978-3-319-73911-3 ISBN 978-3-319-73912-0 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73912-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017964014 © The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

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Contents

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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Economic Reality and Human Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Toward a General Theory of Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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Economic Theory and Theory of Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1 Development of the Subjective Theory of Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2 The Structure of the Misian Theory of Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2.1 Causality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2.2 Praxeological Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . References . . . . . . . . . . . .