From neuro-Hayekians to subjectivist Hayekians: a reply to Horwitz and Koppl

Boettke, Peter (2010): From neuro-Hayekians to subjectivist Hayekians: a reply to Horwitz and Koppl. Published in: Advances in Austrian Economics , Vol. 13, (2010): pp. 399-410.

Abstract

We recognize the comments made by Horwitz (2010) and Koppl (2010) in their replies to D'Amico and Boettke (2010), "Making Sense out of The Sensory Order." Furthermore, this paper hopes to explain what role D'Amico and Boettke do see for cognitive neuroscience in the study of Austrian Economics. Some brief summary comments are presented. Then a general framework of individual learning and its effects upon social institutions and economic processes is described by referring to Cowan and Rizzo (1996) and Denzau and North (1994).

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Neuroscience; Austrian Economics; Subjectivism; Hayek; Learning
• Subjects: D - Microeconomics > D8 - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty > D83 - Search ; Learning ; Information and Knowledge ; Communication ; Belief ; Unawareness; B - History of Economic Thought, Methodology, and Heterodox Approaches > B2 - History of Economic Thought since 1925 > B25 - Historical ; Institutional ; Evolutionary ; Austrian; B - History of Economic Thought, Methodology, and Heterodox Approaches > B5 - Current Heterodox Approaches > B53 - Austrian

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