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Retort to Wiśniewski on Evictionism and Praxeology
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Retort to Wiśniewski on Evictionism and Praxeology

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  • Walter Block Loyola University New Orleans, United States https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2215-4791

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https://doi.org/10.12775/szhf.2025.007

Keywords

abortion, pro-life, pro-choice, evictionism, praxeology, Austrian economics

Abstract

Wiśniewski (2025) takes on a Herculean task. It is not quite as difficult drawing a square circle, but it almost belongs in that realm. This scholar’s target is to erase the gigantic and totally justified chasm that exists between the normative and the positive realms of discourse. His thesis is that Austrian praxeology can at least shed light on the abortion controversy, if not actually solve it. I cannot believe that his claim is true; but we can all learn from his valiant attempt. I am in awe of anyone who would even endeavor to establish such a momentous intellectual breakthrough.

Author Biography

Walter Block, Loyola University New Orleans, United States

Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair and Professor of Economics

References

Block Walter E. 2010. “Rejoinder to Wisniewski on Abortion”. Libertarian Papers 2(32): 1–9.

Block Walter E. 2011A. “Response to Wisniewski on Abortion, Round Two”. Libertarian Papers 3(4): 1–13.

Block Walter E. 2011B. “Response to Wisniewski on Abortion, Round Three”. Libertarian Papers 3(37): 1–21.

Block Walter E. 2014. “Response to Wisniewski on Abortion, Round Four”. Management Education Science Technology Journal 2(2): 1–14.

Hume David. 1739. A Treatise of Human Nature: Being an Attempt to Introduce the Experimental Method of Reasoning into Moral Subjects, http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4705.

Mises Ludwig von. 2006 (1962). The Ultimate Foundation of Economic Science: An Essay on Method. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund.

Wiśniewski Jakub B. 2010. “A Critique of Block on Abortion and Child Abandonment”. Libertarian Papers 2(16): 1–4.

Wiśniewski Jakub B. 2010. “Response to Block’s Defense of Evictionism”. Libertarian Papers 2(37): 1–7.

Wiśniewski Jakub B. 2011. “Response to Block on Abortion, Round Three”. Libertarian Papers 3(6): 1–6.

Wiśniewski Jakub B. 2013. “Abortion, Libertarianism, and Evictionism: A Last Word”. Libertarian Papers 5(1): 153–162.

Wiśniewski Jakub B. 2025. “Evictionism in the Light of Praxeological Economic Theory”. Studia z Historii Filozofii 16(1): 101–110.

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2025-06-02

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BLOCK, walter. Retort to Wiśniewski on Evictionism and Praxeology. Studies in the History of Philosophy. Online. 2 June 2025. Vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 111-118. [Accessed 28 December 2025]. DOI 10.12775/szhf.2025.007.
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