Difference between revisions of "Act"
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| − | {{DES | des = A dog-whistle term that pretends to give a formal, axiomatic basis for Austrian Economics. This redefinition excludes much actual human economic behavior. Also "Action".}} | + | [[Category:Austrian Economics]] |
| + | {{DES | des = A [[dog-whistle]] term that pretends to give a formal, axiomatic basis for Austrian Economics. This redefinition excludes much actual human economic behavior. Also "Action". | show=}} | ||
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A Rothbardian redefinition, also for the term ACTION. | A Rothbardian redefinition, also for the term ACTION. | ||
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[http://www.lewrockwell.com/rothbard/rothbard38.html Praxeology: The Methodology of Austrian Economics] | [http://www.lewrockwell.com/rothbard/rothbard38.html Praxeology: The Methodology of Austrian Economics] | ||
| − | This dog-whistle term from Austrian Economics differs from standard English usage by: | + | This [[dog-whistle]] term from Austrian Economics differs from standard English usage by: |
* the requirement for the actor to be an individual | * the requirement for the actor to be an individual | ||
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"The fact that an action is in the regular course of affairs performed spontaneously, as it were, does not mean that it is not due to a conscious volition and to a deliberate choice. Indulgence in a routine which possibly could be changed is action." | "The fact that an action is in the regular course of affairs performed spontaneously, as it were, does not mean that it is not due to a conscious volition and to a deliberate choice. Indulgence in a routine which possibly could be changed is action." | ||
These caveats remove all the logical strength of the original definition, and make any particular case a matter of authority about whether or not the term applies. | These caveats remove all the logical strength of the original definition, and make any particular case a matter of authority about whether or not the term applies. | ||
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