Ludwig von Mises Quote

Scientific research sooner or later, but inevitably, encounters something ultimately given that it cannot trace back to something else of which it would appear as the regular or necessary derivative. Scientific progress consists in pushing further back this ultimately given.


The Ultimate Foundation of Economic Science: An Essay on Method (ed. 1962)


Scientific research sooner or later, but inevitably, encounters something ultimately given that it cannot trace back to something else of which it...

Scientific research sooner or later, but inevitably, encounters something ultimately given that it cannot trace back to something else of which it...

Scientific research sooner or later, but inevitably, encounters something ultimately given that it cannot trace back to something else of which it...

Scientific research sooner or later, but inevitably, encounters something ultimately given that it cannot trace back to something else of which it...