Adam Knott (edit)

I've been a writer in libertarian social theory since the late 1980's, and have published 11 short books since 2006. My primary area of knowledge is the epistemology of praxeology, the formal-deductive social science as conceived by Carl Menger and Ludwig von Mises. My secondary area of knowledge is the social philosophy known as Panarchism.

Occupation: Libertarian Social Theorist

Affiliated institution: Independent

Paper name: 1. The Practice of Panarchism. 2. Ludwig von Mises and the Rational Basis for a Science of Ethical Actions.

Abstract: 1. The Practice of Panarchism. In this paper, I will first review a remarkable panarchist essay written this year by Max Borders. Then, building upon this essay, and upon my previous writings on panarchism, I will put forth my ideas on how the beginnings of panarchist society can emerge in our lifetime. 2. Ludwig von Mises and the Rational Basis for a Science of Ethical Actions. It has been claimed that Ludwig von Mises gave up the idea of a rational foundation of ethics. While this claim is true when ethics is considered a discipline that tries to provide a systematic rationale for a specific set of values, this claim is not true when ethics is considered a science that studies human actions of an ethical nature; actions such as helping someone, lying to someone, coercing someone, etc. Mises, in laying the foundation of a general science of human action (praxeology), laid the foundation of a science that studies not only "economic" action--action related to market transactions--but a science that studies all forms of action, including "ethical" actions--those actions directly aimed toward another person.