Has anyone read econlib.org’s description of Mises? They kind of paint him as haughty at first but then pouty later on with the rise of Keynes. This seems contrary to stuff I’ve read. He always seemed like he had a Humble personality.
Non-Miseans seem to see him as aggressive, stubborn etc.
He stuck to his guns on all his ideas; he didn’t compromise on them. To some this was seen as being principled. To others is was seen as being arrogant.
The “Non-Miseans” are right, he was definitely both. He could also be surly, look at his actions with respect to members of the Mt. Pelerin Society where, among other things, he essentially abandoned a student of his because he endorsed Friedman’s proposal of freely floating exchange rates rather than the gold standard. While Mises might have be everything that “Miseans” say he is, to deny that the “Non-Miseans” are not also right is to cast a blind eye to human personality faults.
Thx this is kinda what I was looking for.
And that’s exactly what Mises should have done.