Lecture series · recorded 2009

Human Action A Treatise on Economics

Human Action A Treatise on Economics is a free lecture series (56 recordings, 37.6 hours) you can stream or download at freecapitalists.org, with Ludwig von Mises.

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Introduction to 'Human Action' 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 29:51 · 6.8 MB · Recorded 10 April 2009

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Foreword to 'Human Action' 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 1:51 · 448 KB · Recorded 22 April 2009

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I. Acting Man 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 59:32 · 13.6 MB · Recorded 22 April 2009

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II. The Epistemological Problems of the Sciences of Human Action 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 1:09:50 · 16.0 MB · Recorded 24 April 2009

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II. The Epistemological Problems of the Sciences of Human Action (continued) 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 1:04:24 · 14.8 MB · Recorded 24 April 2009

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III. Economics and the Revolt Against Reason 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 1:00:13 · 13.8 MB · Recorded 30 April 2009

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IV. A First Analysis of the Category of Action 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 19:53 · 4.6 MB · Recorded 5 May 2009

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V. Time 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 17:48 · 4.1 MB · Recorded 8 May 2009

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VI. Uncertainty 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 42:48 · 9.8 MB · Recorded 13 May 2009

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VII. Action Within the World 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 1:19:58 · 18.3 MB · Recorded 5 June 2009

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VIII. Human Society 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 1:02:06 · 14.2 MB · Recorded 19 June 2009

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VIII. Human Society (continued) 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 55:52 · 12.8 MB · Recorded 26 June 2009

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IX. The Role of Ideas 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 57:24 · 13.2 MB · Recorded 30 June 2009

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X. Exchange Within Society 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 19:12 · 4.4 MB · Recorded 2 July 2009

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XI. Valuation Without Calculation 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 37:08 · 8.5 MB · Recorded 2 July 2009

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XII. The Sphere of Economic Calculation 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 54:03 · 12.4 MB · Recorded 2 July 2009

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XIII. Monetary Calculation as a Tool of Action 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 8:20 · 1.9 MB · Recorded 6 July 2009

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XIV. The Scope and Method of Catallactics 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 42:28 · 9.7 MB · Recorded 6 July 2009

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XIV. The Scope and Method of Catallactics (continued) 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 41:29 · 9.5 MB · Recorded 17 July 2009

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XV. The Market 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 50:06 · 11.5 MB · Recorded 17 July 2009

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XV. The Market (continued) 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 42:37 · 9.8 MB · Recorded 14 August 2009

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XVI. Prices 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 42:33 · 9.8 MB · Recorded 26 August 2009

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XVI. Prices (continued) 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 35:40 · 8.2 MB · Recorded 27 August 2009

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XVII. Indirect Exchange 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 1:11:14 · 16.3 MB · Recorded 25 September 2009

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XVII. Indirect Exchange (continued) 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 1:22:39 · 18.9 MB · Recorded 30 September 2009

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XVIII. Action in the Passing of Time 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 50:34 · 11.6 MB · Recorded 30 September 2009

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XVIII. Action in the Passing of Time (continued) 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 41:01 · 9.4 MB · Recorded 30 September 2009

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XIX. The Rate of Interest 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 44:51 · 10.3 MB · Recorded 1 October 2009

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XX. Interest, Credit Expansion, and the Trade Cycle 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 40:05 · 9.2 MB · Recorded 1 October 2009

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XX. Interest, Credit Expansion, and the Trade Cycle (continued) 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 55:17 · 12.7 MB · Recorded 1 October 2009

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XXI. Work and Wages 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 38:22 · 8.8 MB · Recorded 3 October 2009

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XXI. Work and Wages (continued) 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 38:15 · 8.8 MB · Recorded 3 October 2009

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XXII. The Nonhuman Original Factors of Production 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 36:01 · 8.3 MB · Recorded 3 October 2009

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XXIII. The Data of the Market 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 27:18 · 6.3 MB · Recorded 5 October 2009

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XXIII. The Data of the Market (continued) 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 27:57 · 6.4 MB · Recorded 5 October 2009

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XXIV. Harmony and Conflict of Interests 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 30:15 · 6.9 MB · Recorded 5 October 2009

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XXIV. Harmony and Conflict of Interests (continued) 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 48:31 · 11.1 MB · Recorded 5 October 2009

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XXV. The Imaginary Construction of a Socialist Society 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 26:25 · 6.1 MB · Recorded 7 October 2009

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XXVI. The Impossibility of Economic Calculation Under Socialism 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 57:02 · 13.1 MB · Recorded 7 October 2009

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XXVII. The Government and the Market 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 24:19 · 5.6 MB · Recorded 7 October 2009

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XXVII. The Government and the Market (continued) 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 35:40 · 8.2 MB · Recorded 7 October 2009

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XXVIII. Interference by Taxation 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 16:55 · 3.9 MB · Recorded 7 October 2009

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XXIX. Restriction of Production 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 49:30 · 11.3 MB · Recorded 8 October 2009

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XXX. Interference with the Structure of Prices 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 40:19 · 9.2 MB · Recorded 8 October 2009

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XXX. Interference with the Structure of Prices (continued) 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 33:57 · 7.8 MB · Recorded 8 October 2009

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XXXI. Currency and Credit Manipulation 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 45:54 · 10.5 MB · Recorded 12 October 2009

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XXXI. Currency and Credit Manipulation (continued) 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 41:33 · 9.5 MB · Recorded 12 October 2009

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XXXII. Confiscation and Redistribution 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 25:01 · 5.7 MB · Recorded 13 October 2009

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XXXIII. Syndicalism and Corporativism 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 27:43 · 6.4 MB · Recorded 13 October 2009

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XXXIV. The Economics of War 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 38:50 · 8.9 MB · Recorded 13 October 2009

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XXXV. The Welfare Principle versus the Market Principle 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 24:35 · 5.6 MB · Recorded 13 October 2009

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XXXV. The Welfare Principle versus the Market Principle (continued) 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 47:44 · 10.9 MB · Recorded 13 October 2009

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XXXVI. The Crisis of Interventionism 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 19:44 · 4.5 MB · Recorded 13 October 2009

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XXXVII. The Nondescript Character of Economics 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 13:16 · 3.0 MB · Recorded 13 October 2009

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XXXVIII. The Place of Economics in Learning 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 42:23 · 9.7 MB · Recorded 13 October 2009

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XXXIX. Economics and the Essential Problems of Human Existence 2009

Ludwig von Mises · 15:55 · 3.7 MB · Recorded 13 October 2009

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Recording dates and topics for 56 of these 56 lectures come from the Mises Institute's page for Human Action A Treatise on Economics, checked 2026-08-04.

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Is Human Action A Treatise on Economics free to listen to?: Yes. All 56 mirrored recordings stream in the browser or download as audio, at no cost and with no signup.
How long is Human Action A Treatise on Economics?: 56 recordings, 37.6 hours in total.
When was Human Action A Treatise on Economics recorded?: 2009, per the recording dates recovered for this series.
Is there a transcript of Human Action A Treatise on Economics?: Yes. Every lecture in the series has one, 291,776 words in total, free to read on each lecture's page and searchable in the browser.