Book · 1949 · Commerce
Human Action
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I would challenge them to read the book Human Action WR by written by misus I think in 1949 he published the English version it's essential essentially the the Bible of Austrian economics.
What they say about it
- Big treatise on economics“a big treatise on economics”2
- Reading the book“the experience of reading Human Action”2
The best things said about it
I remember that on the following weekend I started to read this book right from the first page and I didn't stop until I finished it and that was a true revolution in my head.
If you want to read a book that's hard to read, I mean if you want really hard one you can read Human Action.
Charles Koch All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · May 2026 In the 1940s, he wrote Human Action, which is a big treatise on economics.
Saifedean Ammous Lex Fridman Podcast · May 2022 So ludwig von mises is a giant in the austrian school of economics and um and his magnum opus is called human action.
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Why people recommend it
Human Action by Ludwig von Mises is a foundational and dense treatise on Austrian economics, methodological individualism, and human decision-making. Charles Koch recommended the book on All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg, noting that it is an extremely challenging read focused on personal knowledge and rewiring cognitive patterns. Javier Milei recounted on the Lex Fridman Podcast how discovering and reading Mises's monumental work over a single weekend completely revolutionized his worldview and shaped his understanding of economics. Robert Breedlove also strongly recommended Human Action on the Lex Fridman Podcast, describing it as the essential bible of Austrian economics and challenging intellectual skeptics of Bitcoin to engage with its principles. Ron Paul discussed the book on The Tucker Carlson Show, recalling it as one of the very texts he turned to when he first got involved in economics and highlighting how Austrian economics properly accounts for human action. Similarly, Roger Ver mentioned on the same show that encountering the ideas of Ludwig von Mises served as a pivotal turning point in his intellectual journey toward libertarianism. Across these diverse conversations, prominent figures have emphasized the immense intellectual rigor required to digest Mises's arguments and the enduring relevance of his economic framework for understanding freedom and society.
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Robert Breedlove I would challenge them to read the book Human Action WR by written by misus I think in 1949 he published th… 2
“I would challenge them to read the book Human Action WR by written by misus I think in 1949 he published the English version it's essential essentially the the Bible of Austrian economics”
“the second one I mentioned earlier was Human Action by misus uh the the ultimate to on a economics will help explicate this realm of relevance”
Javier Milei Then I started to read very intensively and I remember, for example, the experience of reading 'Human Actio… 2
“and I remember for example the experience of reading Human Action by mises and this was a book that I didn't know about and I remember that on the following weekend I started to read this book right from the first page and I didn't stop until I finished it and that was a true revolution in my head”
“Then I started to read very intensively and I remember, for example, the experience of reading 'Human Action' by Mises, and this was a book that I didn't know about.”
Charles Koch If you want to read a book that's hard to read, I mean if you want really hard one you can read human action. 1
“If you want to read a book that's hard to read, I mean if you want really hard one you can read human action.”
Ron Paul where Austrian economics takes into the factor of human action. Of course, that's Mises's book, human action. 2
“where Austrian economics takes into the factor of human action. Of course, that's Mises's book, human action.”
“I remember one of the books I started when I got involved in economics was human action. And that's not a little book, you know.”
Saifedean Ammous and then in the 40s he wrote human action which is a big treatise on economics 2
“and then in the 40s he wrote human action which is a big treatise on economics”
“In the 1940s, he wrote Human Action, which is a big treatise on economics.”
Robert P. Murphy so ludwig von mises is a giant in the austrian school of economics and um and his magnum opus is called hum… 1
“so ludwig von mises is a giant in the austrian school of economics and um and his magnum opus is called human action”
Roger Ver I started somehow I found a book by lud V misis and then you know found some uh Milton Freedman and then la… 1
“I started somehow I found a book by lud V misis and then you know found some uh Milton Freedman and then later David Freedman and then Murray rothbart is the author that really changed my life”
Vitalik Buterin uh always the libertarian inner and I have mine told you to read back then like you know I went through min… 1
“uh always the libertarian inner and I have mine told you to read back then like you know I went through mine rans went through my Human Action”
