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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.

Human Action is Mises's great treatise on political economy. It is the most comprehensive, systematic, forthright, and powerful defense of the economics of liberty ever written.This audiobook is narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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  1. 01

    Introduction to 'Human Action' 2009

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

    Pages 1-10 in the text. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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  2. 02

    Foreword to 'Human Action' 2009

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

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  3. 03

    I. Acting Man 2009

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

    From Human Action: A Treatise on Economics. Pages 11-29 in the text. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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  4. 04

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

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

    Pages 30-51 in the text. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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  5. 05

    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

    Pages 51-71 in the text. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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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

    Pages 72-91 in the text. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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  7. 07

    IV. A First Analysis of the Category of Action 2009

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

    Pages 92-98 in the text. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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  8. 08

    V. Time 2009

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

    Pages 99-104 in the text. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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  9. 09

    VI. Uncertainty 2009

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

    Pages 105-118 in the text. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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    VII. Action Within the World 2009

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

    Pages 119-142 in the text. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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    VIII. Human Society 2009

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

    Pages 143-160. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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    VIII. Human Society (continued) 2009

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

    Pages 160-176. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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    IX. The Role of Ideas 2009

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

    Reason is man's particular and characteristic feature. "The Role of Ideas," Chapter IX of Human Action by Ludwig von Mises.

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    X. Exchange Within Society 2009

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

    Pages 195-200. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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    XI. Valuation Without Calculation 2009

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

    Pages 201-212. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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    XII. The Sphere of Economic Calculation 2009

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

    Pages 213-229. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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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

    Pages 230-232. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

    Austrian Economics OverviewMoney and BankingPhilosophy and MethodologyMoney and Banks

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    XIV. The Scope and Method of Catallactics 2009

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

    Pages 233-245. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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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

    Pages 245-257. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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    XV. The Market 2009

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

    Pages 258-273. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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    XV. The Market (continued) 2009

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

    Pages 273-286. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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  22. 22

    XVI. Prices 2009

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

    Pages 325-336. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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    XVI. Prices (continued) 2009

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

    Pages 336-347. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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    XVII. Indirect Exchange 2009

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

    Pages 395-416. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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    XVII. Indirect Exchange (continued) 2009

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

    Pages 416-441. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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    XVIII. Action in the Passing of Time 2009

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

    Pages 476-490. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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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

    Pages 490-502. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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    XIX. The Rate of Interest 2009

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

    Pages 521-534. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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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

    Pages 535-547. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

    Austrian Economics OverviewBusiness CyclesPhilosophy and Methodology

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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

    Pages 547-563. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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    XXI. Work and Wages 2009

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

    Pages 584-595. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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    XXI. Work and Wages (continued) 2009

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

    Pages 595-606. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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    XXII. The Nonhuman Original Factors of Production 2009

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

    Pages 631-641. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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    XXIII. The Data of the Market 2009

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

    Pages 641-650. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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    XXIII. The Data of the Market (continued) 2009

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

    Pages 650-659. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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    XXIV. Harmony and Conflict of Interests 2009

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

    Pages 660-669. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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    XXIV. Harmony and Conflict of Interests (continued) 2009

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

    Pages 669-684. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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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

    Pages 685-693. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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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

    Pages 694-711. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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    XXVII. The Government and the Market 2009

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

    Pages 712-719. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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    XXVII. The Government and the Market (continued) 2009

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

    Pages 719-729. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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    XXVIII. Interference by Taxation 2009

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

    Pages 730-735. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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    XXIX. Restriction of Production 2009

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

    Pages 736-751. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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    XXX. Interference with the Structure of Prices 2009

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

    Pages 752-763. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

    Austrian Economics OverviewInterventionismPhilosophy and MethodologyPrices

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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

    Pages 763-774. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

    Austrian Economics OverviewInterventionismPrices

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    XXXI. Currency and Credit Manipulation 2009

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

    Pages 775-787. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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    XXXI. Currency and Credit Manipulation (continued) 2009

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

    Pages 787-799. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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    XXXII. Confiscation and Redistribution 2009

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

    Pages 800-807. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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    XXXIII. Syndicalism and Corporativism 2009

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

    Pages 808-816. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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    XXXIV. The Economics of War 2009

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

    Pages 817-828. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

    Austrian Economics OverviewPhilosophy and MethodologyWar and Foreign Policy

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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

    Pages 829-836. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

    Austrian Economics OverviewMonetary TheoryPhilosophy and Methodology

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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

    Pages 836-850. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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    XXXVI. The Crisis of Interventionism 2009

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

    Pages 851-857. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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    XXXVII. The Nondescript Character of Economics 2009

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

    Pages 858-862. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

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    XXXVIII. The Place of Economics in Learning 2009

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

    Pages 863-876. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

    Austrian Economics OverviewPhilosophy and MethodologyEducation

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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

    Pages 877-881. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.

    Austrian Economics OverviewPhilosophy and Methodology

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Recording dates, summaries 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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56 recordings, 37.6 hours in total.
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2009, per the recording dates recovered for this series.
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