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Cambridge Journal of Economics Advance Access published online on June 21, 2006
Cambridge Journal of Economics, doi:10.1093/cje/bel017
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© The Author 2006. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Cambridge Political Economy Society. All rights reserved.
Received December 1, 2003
Revised February 22, 2006

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Communicative action and the radical constitution: the Habermasian challenge to Hayek, Mises and their descendents

David L. Prychitko 1 and Virgil Henry Storr 2 *

1 Northern Michigan University
2 George Mason University

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
Virgil Henry Storr, E-mail: vstorr{at}tsd.biz


  Abstract

This paper evaluates Jurgen Habermas's typology of action and his recent call for a radically democratic rule of law. The theory of action that Habermas develops, however, differs significantly from the science of action (praxeology) of the Austrian school. As such, it represents a methodological challenge to Austrian praxeology. Additionally, Habermas's criticism of the welfare state is shown to be somewhat consistent with Hayek's criticisms, but his alternative to the welfare state challenges the political vision of many Austrian economists. This paper attempts to demonstrate that both Habermas's and the Austrian school's efforts suffer from similar weaknesses and epistemological pretences.

Keywords: Austrian economics; Habermas; Praxeology; Rule of law; Welfare state.
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