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Human Action: A Treatise on Economics Part 1

Mises Audio Books Podcast

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The Evolution of Reason, Intellect and Logic

Man is descended from non human ancestors who lacked this ability. These ancestors were endowed with some potentiality, which converted them into reasonable beings. This transformation was achieved by the influence of a changing cosmic environment operating upon succeeding generations. Reason and mind are imbedded in the continuous flow of zoo al events. They are neither eternal nor unchangeable; they are transitory. Nothing suggests that logic as we know it is the last and final stage of intellectual evolution. Human logic is a historical phase between pre human non logic on the one hand and superhuman logic on the other hand.

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