Praxeology meets Psychology
New course announcement
12/30/20251 min read
📢 New Course Announcement
Praxeology for Psychology and Personal Life
Instructor: Dr. Antony P. Mueller
Now available at the International Mises Academy
What happens when we apply the rigorous logic of human action to the inner life?
At the International Mises Academy, we are pleased to announce a new course that explores this very question:
Praxeology for Psychology and Personal Life, taught by IMA faculty member Dr. Antony P. Mueller.
This course bridges the disciplines of Austrian economics and psychology, drawing on the praxeological method developed by Ludwig von Mises and applying it to the study of motivation, self-understanding, and personal agency.
In contrast to deterministic psychological theories that reduce human behavior to instincts, trauma, or biological reactions, this course emphasizes the individual as a conscious, purposeful actor—a being who chooses, values, and strives for ends.
🧠 What You’ll Learn:
How the Misesian framework of action clarifies concepts like will, intention, and change
Why praxeology offers a powerful critique of modern psychological determinism
How to apply the logic of action to personal development, self-mastery, and liberation from ideological control
How subjective value theory transforms our understanding of personal meaning
The psychological implications of concepts like opportunity cost, uncertainty, and time preference
📘 Course Format:
Video lectures
Lecture notes PDF
Accompanying study questions and resources
Additional readings
🎯 Who This Course Is For:
Psychologists and coaches seeking new conceptual tools for understanding action
Students and scholars of Austrian economics interested in the personal implications of Misesian thought
Anyone seeking a deeper, philosophically grounded approach to human motivation and choice
💡 Why It Matters
In a time when personal agency is often obscured by narratives of victimhood, trauma, and technocratic determinism, Praxeology for Psychology and Personal Life offers a compelling alternative: a human science rooted in reason, responsibility, and inner freedom.
By recovering the acting person as the foundation of psychological understanding, this course opens a path to greater clarity, autonomy, and meaning in both theory and life.