Was Ludwig von Mises a Conventionalist?

Alexander Linsbichler is a Fellow and Lecturer at the University of Vienna, Austria, where he previously studied mathematics, mathematical logic and foundations, and philosophy of science. His main areas of expertise are the history and philosophy of science, mathematical philosophy, and the Austrian School of economics. His current research project is dedicated to the multi-faceted relation between the Austrian School and logical empiricism.

1. Introduction: The Austrian School of Economics between the Tea Party Movement and Academia.- 2. Mises and the Problem of Induction.- 3. Final Destination relativistic Historicism?.- 4. Praxeology as an Alleged Solution of the Problem of Induction.- 5. A Classification Scheme for Epistemological Positions.- 6. A Conventionalist Interpretation of Mises' Justification of the Fundamental Axiom.- 7. Praxeology as a conventionalist Research Program.- 8. Essentialism in the Austrian School.- 9. Recapitulation and Final Thoughts.

"In this book, Linsbichler provides a deliberate analysis of a number of Mises' unsophisticated texts through a method Linsbichler calls rational reconstruction. Through this approach, Linsbichler appears to succeed in shedding new light on Mises' epistemology." (Natsuka Tokumaru, History of Economic Ideas, Vol. 26 (2), 2018)