Hans-Hermann Hoppe
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Austrian School economist
anarcho-capitalist
economist
libertarian theorist
person
political philosopher
Hans-Hermann Hoppe is a German-American economist and political philosopher known for his work in Austrian economics, libertarianism, and anarcho-capitalist theory.
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| Hans-Hermann Hoppe canonical | 13 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Hans-Hermann Hoppe Context triple: [Ludwig von Mises, influenced, Hans-Hermann Hoppe]
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A.
Murray Rothbard
Murray Rothbard was an American economist, political theorist, and historian known as a leading figure of anarcho-capitalism and the modern libertarian movement.
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B.
Ludwig von Mises
Ludwig von Mises was an Austrian School economist and social philosopher known for his work on praxeology, economic calculation, and critiques of socialism and government intervention.
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C.
Friedrich Hayek
Friedrich Hayek was an Austrian-British economist and political philosopher known for his defense of classical liberalism, free-market capitalism, and critiques of central economic planning.
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D.
Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk
Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk was an Austrian economist renowned for his influential work on capital and interest theory and as a leading figure of the Austrian School of economics.
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E.
Milton Friedman
Milton Friedman was a prominent American economist and Nobel laureate known for his advocacy of free-market capitalism, monetarism, and limited government intervention in the economy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hans-Hermann Hoppe Target entity description: Hans-Hermann Hoppe is a German-American economist and political philosopher known for his work in Austrian economics, libertarianism, and anarcho-capitalist theory.
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A.
Murray Rothbard
Murray Rothbard was an American economist, political theorist, and historian known as a leading figure of anarcho-capitalism and the modern libertarian movement.
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B.
Ludwig von Mises
Ludwig von Mises was an Austrian School economist and social philosopher known for his work on praxeology, economic calculation, and critiques of socialism and government intervention.
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C.
Friedrich Hayek
Friedrich Hayek was an Austrian-British economist and political philosopher known for his defense of classical liberalism, free-market capitalism, and critiques of central economic planning.
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D.
Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk
Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk was an Austrian economist renowned for his influential work on capital and interest theory and as a leading figure of the Austrian School of economics.
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E.
Milton Friedman
Milton Friedman was a prominent American economist and Nobel laureate known for his advocacy of free-market capitalism, monetarism, and limited government intervention in the economy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austrian School economist
ⓘ
anarcho-capitalist ⓘ economist ⓘ libertarian theorist ⓘ person ⓘ political philosopher ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in philosophy ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Germany
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1949-09-02 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Jürgen Habermas ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
ⓘ
linked to:
Goethe University Frankfurt
Universität des Saarlandes ⓘ |
| employer | University of Nevada, Las Vegas ⓘ |
| familyName | Hoppe ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Austrian economics
ⓘ
linked to:
Austrian School of economics
anarcho-capitalism ⓘ economics ⓘ libertarianism ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| genre |
economic theory
ⓘ
political theory ⓘ |
| givenName | Hans-Hermann ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary anarcho-capitalist theorists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Austrian School of economics
ⓘ
Jürgen Habermas ⓘ Ludwig von Mises ⓘ Murray N. Rothbard ⓘ
linked to:
Murray Rothbard
|
| languageSpoken |
English
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German ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Ludwig von Mises Institute
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linked to:
Mises Institute
|
| movement |
paleolibertarianism
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right-libertarianism ⓘ |
| name | Hans-Hermann Hoppe ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism
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Democracy: The God That Failed ⓘ Economic Science and the Austrian Method ⓘ
linked to:
Epistemological Problems of Economics
The Economics and Ethics of Private Property ⓘ |
| occupation | professor ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Austrian School
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linked to:
Austrian School of economics
anarcho-capitalism ⓘ libertarianism ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Peine ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of Economics at University of Nevada, Las Vegas ⓘ |
| residence | United States of America ⓘ |
| theoreticalContribution |
argumentation ethics
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critique of democracy from a libertarian perspective ⓘ defense of private law society ⓘ |
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