----------------- HES POSTING ----------------- From: Dr. Thierry AIMAR, CREDES, Univ Nancy II Dr. David W Versailles, PHARE-EH (CHPE), Univ Paris I Pantheon Sorbonne We intend to organize a session at the HES 2000 meeting in Vancouver next June 20th-July3rd on the theme: The Austrians and the use of psychological assumptions in economics Carl Menger's economic theory in the Grundsaetze is often described as a psychological investigation into the individual behavior. The status of the psychological assumptions cannot be explained without reference to Menger's methodological developments: his opposition to historism is based upon his refutation of any amplification of historical description of tendencies into nomologic assumptions. All the followers of Carl Menger in the Austrian School of economics are referring to the Methodenstreit; all Austrians do adhere to Menger's utility theory and to his "psychological" commitment. The session intends to draw the general lines of the introduction of "psychological" assumptions into economics by the Austrians, and to point out the differences between the members of the Austrian School. If you are interested, thanks for contacting us as soon as possible at the email mailto:[log in to unmask] or via fax : +33-491 63 06 42 There are two different ways to organize the session: a thematical one and an historical one. We will adapt the presentation of the session to the propositions received. We will present a paper about Carl Menger's insights in psychology and their reception. Thanks for sending your proposition (with your title, a 200 words abstract, your affiliation and personal email) at the email below by Feb 14th. Deadline for the session proposal to the HES organizers is Feb 15th. We will reply as soon as possible and get in touch individually to adjust the general layout of the session. Depending on the number of the propositions received by the deadline, we will set up a session and transmit it to the HES organizers directly. A large session with up to 8 papers seems possible provided that we cut it in two sub-sessions. For any information, email of fax David W Versailles at mailto:[log in to unmask] fax: +33-491 63 06 42 ------------ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ------------ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]