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Rothbard opposed what he considered the overspecialization of the academy and sought to fuse the disciplines of economics, history, ethics, and political science to create a "science of liberty," as reflected in his many books and articles. His approach was influenced by the arguments of Ludwig von Mises in such books as ''[[Human Action]]'' and ''[[Theory and History]]'' that the foundations of the social sciences are in a logic of human action that can be known prior to empirical investigation. Rothbard sought to use such insights to guide historical research, especiallly in his work on economic history, but also in his four-volume history of the American Revolution, ''Conceived in Liberty''. | Rothbard opposed what he considered the overspecialization of the academy and sought to fuse the disciplines of economics, history, ethics, and political science to create a "science of liberty," as reflected in his many books and articles. His approach was influenced by the arguments of Ludwig von Mises in such books as ''[[Human Action]]'' and ''[[Theory and History]]'' that the foundations of the social sciences are in a logic of human action that can be known prior to empirical investigation. Rothbard sought to use such insights to guide historical research, especiallly in his work on economic history, but also in his four-volume history of the American Revolution, ''Conceived in Liberty''. | ||
Rothbard attended the [[Birth-Wathen Lenox School]] on the Upper East Side of [[Manhattan]]. He then enrolled in [[Columbia University]], where he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree ([[5 June]] [[1945]]), a Master of Arts degree ([[4 June]] [[1946]]), and a Doctor of Philosophy degree ([[11 October]] [[1956]]). | |||
He was the academic vice president of the [[Ludwig von Mises Institute]] and the [[Center for Libertarian Studies]], was a distinguished professor at the [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]], and edited the ''Rothbard-Rockwell Report'' with [[Lew Rockwell]]. | He was the academic vice president of the [[Ludwig von Mises Institute]] and the [[Center for Libertarian Studies]], was a distinguished professor at the [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]], and edited the ''Rothbard-Rockwell Report'' with [[Lew Rockwell]]. | ||
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