单词 | praxeology |
释义 | praxeologyn. The branch of knowledge that deals with the nature of human action, esp. in later use as understood in economic theory by the Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises (1881-1973) and his followers. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > pragmatism > [noun] > praxeology praxeology1886 1886 Presbyterian Rev. July 532 The way in which he [sc. Bourdeau] distinguishes Morphology and Praxeology, and divides and distributes both, is the most original and ingenious part of his scheme. 1904 W. R. B. Gibson Philos. Introd. Ethics ix. 190 I say ‘theory of experience’ instead of theory of ‘knowledge’ or ‘epistemology’, in order to include the theory of action or ‘praxology’. 1911 C. A. Mercier Conduct & its Disorders p. viii Apart from the general advantage..of having a systematic knowledge of conduct as a whole; there are certain special advantages to be derived from a study of Praxiology, if I may so term it. 1944 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 4 533 Praxeology does not employ the term rational. It deals with purposive behavior, i.e., human action. 1965 O. Wojtasiewicz tr. T. Kotarbinski Praxiol. i. 1 Considerations included in the present work come within the scope of praxiology—the general theory of efficient action. 1973 B. B. Wolman Dict. Behavioral Sci. 286/1 Praxiology, psychology viewed as the study of actions, and overt behavior... Any normative science, such as, e.g. education, social philosophy, ethics, etc., that sets norms and goals for human actions. 2000 Econ. Affairs 20 41/2 Austrian economics were mostly presented as a fully articulated and largely complete counterpart to conventional theory. Hence, we were taught about praxeology, subjectivism, market process, money and capital. Derivatives praxeoˈlogical adj. (also praxiological) [compare French praxéologique (dated to mid 20th cent. in Robert Dict. alphabétique et analogique (1986))] of or relating to praxeology. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > pragmatism > [adjective] > of or relating to branches of Spencerian1865 Jamesian1875 optimific1930 praxeological1944 consequentialist1969 1944 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 4 537 The technological and the praxeological methods. 1991 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 10 Nov. 16/2 The book might have been stronger had the author confronted more directly some praxiological questions. praxeˈologist n. a person who studies, follows, or advocates praxeology. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > pragmatism > [noun] > praxeology > one who studies praxeologist1957 1957 L. Von Mises Theory & Hist. ii. v. 92 Men do not react in such a uniform way; they behave, as both praxeologists and historians say, in an individual way. 1999 Southern Econ. Jrnl. (Nexis) 1 Apr. 823 We may, as praxeologists, deal only with utilities that we can deduce from the concrete behavior of human beings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1886 |
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