Scott Scheall
Biographic Data
| ID | 963100 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Scott Scheall |
| GIVEN NAMES | Scott |
| FAMILY NAME | Scheall |
| SIGNATURE | SCHEALL S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Arizona State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9646-4293 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Vacuity of Ludwig Von Mises’s Apriorism
Ludwig von Mises’s methodological apriorism is often attributed to the broader Austrian School of economics. However, there is considerable controversy concerning the meaning of Mises’s justification of his apriorism. There are inconsistencies within and across Mises’s methodological writings that engender confusion in the secondary literature. This confusion is aggravated by the fact that his apriorism cannot be interpreted as an artifact of his…
Abolishing morality in biomedical ethics
In biomedical ethics, there is widespread acceptance of moral realism, the view that moral claims express a proposition and that at least some of these propositions are true. Biomedical ethics is also in the business of attributing moral obligations, such as “S should do X.” The problem, as we argue, is that against the background of moral realism, most of these attributions are erroneous or inaccurate. The typical obligation attribution issued b…
Ignorance and moral judgment: Testing the logical priority of the epistemic
The Mengers versus Mises on matters methodological
The paper argues for three points. The first purpose of the paper is to show that Carl Menger would have rejected Ludwig von Mises’ methodological apriorism. Second, I argue that Carl Menger was a pluralist about the methods of theoretical economics and that Mises was rather less of a pluralist, if not altogether a monist, about the legitimate method(s) of economic theorising. Finally, I try to establish the broad consistency of Menger’s pluralis…
Including a Symposium on Robert Heilbroner At 100
Including a Symposium on 50 Years of the Union for Radical Political Economics
On the Method Appropriate to Hayek Studies
The paper considers the significance of F. A. Hayek’s writings on the study of complex phenomena for the study of the very complex phenomena of Hayek’s own life and career. It is argued that the methodological principle which Hayek recommended for the investigation of complex phenomena is applicable to explanations of his own intellectual development. Indeed, it is argued that the extent to which a Hayek scholar respects this principle in their a…
F. A. Hayek: Economics, Political Economy, and Social Philosophy by Peter J. Boettke
Book Review| October 01 2019 F. A. Hayek: Economics, Political Economy, and Social Philosophy by Peter J. Boettke F. A. Hayek: Economics, Political Economy, and Social Philosophy. By Boettke, Peter J.. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018. xxvii; 323 pp. $89.00 Scott Scheall Scott Scheall Arizona State University Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google History of Political Economy (2019) 51 (5): 970–973. https://doi.org/10.1215/001…
Including a Symposium on Mary Morgan: Curiosity, Imagination, and Surprise
Volume 36B of Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology features a symposium reflecting on the significance of Mary Morgan's contributions to the history and philosophy of economics. Symposium participants include guest editors Marcel Boumans and Hsiang-Ke Chao, as well as Harro Maas, Tiago Mata, Gerardo Serra, and Andrej Svorenčík. The volume also features the next installment of Charles R. McCann, Jr. and Vibha Kapuria-Foreman…
Including a Symposium on the Work of Mary Morgan: Curiosity, Imagination, and Surprise
Karl Menger as Son of Carl Menger
Relatively little is known about the relationship between Carl Menger, founder of the Austrian school of economics, and his son, Karl Menger, the mathematician, geometer, logician, and philosopher of science, whose mathematical colloquium at the University of Vienna was essential for the development of mathematical economics. Based on Karl Menger’s diaries and correspondence, the present paper considers the development and struggles of the young …
Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology: Including a Symposium on New Directions in Sraffa Scholarship
Hume: An Intellectual Biography
James A. Harris’s intellectual biography of David Hume is a remarkable work of scholarship. As difficult as it is to believe, given the consensus view of Hume as one of the most important authors t
Karl Menger as Son of Carl Menger
Relatively little is known about the relationship between Carl Menger, founder of the Austrian school of economics, and his son, Karl Menger, the mathematician, geometer, logician, and philosopher of science, whose mathematical colloquium at the University of Vienna was essential for the development of mathematical economics. Based on Karl Menger’s diaries and correspondence, the present paper considers the development and struggles of the young …
Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology: Including a Symposium on New Directions in Sraffa Scholarship
Hume: An Intellectual Biography
James A. Harris’s intellectual biography of David Hume is a remarkable work of scholarship. As difficult as it is to believe, given the consensus view of Hume as one of the most important authors t
Including a Symposium on Mary Morgan: Curiosity, Imagination, and Surprise
Volume 36B of Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology features a symposium reflecting on the significance of Mary Morgan's contributions to the history and philosophy of economics. Symposium participants include guest editors Marcel Boumans and Hsiang-Ke Chao, as well as Harro Maas, Tiago Mata, Gerardo Serra, and Andrej Svorenčík. The volume also features the next installment of Charles R. McCann, Jr. and Vibha Kapuria-Foreman…
Including a Symposium on the Work of Mary Morgan: Curiosity, Imagination, and Surprise
Karl Menger as Son of Carl Menger
Relatively little is known about the relationship between Carl Menger, founder of the Austrian school of economics, and his son, Karl Menger, the mathematician, geometer, logician, and philosopher of science, whose mathematical colloquium at the University of Vienna was essential for the development of mathematical economics. Based on Karl Menger’s diaries and correspondence, the present paper considers the development and struggles of the young …
Including a Symposium on Robert Heilbroner At 100
Including a Symposium on 50 Years of the Union for Radical Political Economics
On the Method Appropriate to Hayek Studies
The paper considers the significance of F. A. Hayek’s writings on the study of complex phenomena for the study of the very complex phenomena of Hayek’s own life and career. It is argued that the methodological principle which Hayek recommended for the investigation of complex phenomena is applicable to explanations of his own intellectual development. Indeed, it is argued that the extent to which a Hayek scholar respects this principle in their a…
F. A. Hayek: Economics, Political Economy, and Social Philosophy by Peter J. Boettke
Book Review| October 01 2019 F. A. Hayek: Economics, Political Economy, and Social Philosophy by Peter J. Boettke F. A. Hayek: Economics, Political Economy, and Social Philosophy. By Boettke, Peter J.. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018. xxvii; 323 pp. $89.00 Scott Scheall Scott Scheall Arizona State University Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google History of Political Economy (2019) 51 (5): 970–973. https://doi.org/10.1215/001…
The Mengers versus Mises on matters methodological
The paper argues for three points. The first purpose of the paper is to show that Carl Menger would have rejected Ludwig von Mises’ methodological apriorism. Second, I argue that Carl Menger was a pluralist about the methods of theoretical economics and that Mises was rather less of a pluralist, if not altogether a monist, about the legitimate method(s) of economic theorising. Finally, I try to establish the broad consistency of Menger’s pluralis…
Ignorance and moral judgment: Testing the logical priority of the epistemic
Abolishing morality in biomedical ethics
In biomedical ethics, there is widespread acceptance of moral realism, the view that moral claims express a proposition and that at least some of these propositions are true. Biomedical ethics is also in the business of attributing moral obligations, such as “S should do X.” The problem, as we argue, is that against the background of moral realism, most of these attributions are erroneous or inaccurate. The typical obligation attribution issued b…
The Vacuity of Ludwig Von Mises’s Apriorism
Ludwig von Mises’s methodological apriorism is often attributed to the broader Austrian School of economics. However, there is considerable controversy concerning the meaning of Mises’s justification of his apriorism. There are inconsistencies within and across Mises’s methodological writings that engender confusion in the secondary literature. This confusion is aggravated by the fact that his apriorism cannot be interpreted as an artifact of his…
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