The representatives of the Austrian School versus importance and the role of the individual and the social cooperation in the development of the civilization
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.34767/SIIP.2015.14.02Keywords:
Austrian School, political thought, Civilization, individual, social cooperation.Abstract
This article is an attempt to analyze and interpretation of position of the representatives of the Austrian School versus importance and the role of the individual and the social cooperation in the develop-ment of the civilization. The aim of this article is examined, according to the representatives of the Austrian School, that the individuals and the social cooperation have infl uence on the development of the wealth of the society and increase of human liberty and also guarantee of peaceful cooperation between humans. Author focus on political thought of the representatives of the Austrian School in the persons like Ludwig von Mises, Murray Rothbard, Butler Shaff er or Thomas DiLorenzo. Article show that in opinions of the representatives of the Austrian School social institutions like property rights, personal freedom, social cooperation or free market are products of Western Civilization. In the text discuss will be belief that bad ideas are main causes of destructions of civilizations. Author used an interpretative approach and context analysis.
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