Thus, a statement's self-referential nature can do nothing to demonstrate its falsehood; quite the contrary, it is necessary for any statement to be true. The genuine criterion for truth is non-contradiction; the action axiom meets this criterion, whereas its denial does not. Because the action axiom cannot be contradicted, it is irrefutably true. Furthermore, its formulation encompasses facts beyond the statement itself; thus, it is true about actions other than its own assertions.
If you want to see the Action Axiom in action, Read...uh...Mises' magnum opus. Or, actually, anything written by any Austrian Economist. Socialism is a small book with a big impact.
Hmm. I must have been thinking of Liberalism. Socialism can only be called small by comparison with Human Action.
Huh! Liberalism isn't that small either. How about The Anti-Capitalistic Mentality? You can read that in an afternoon.
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