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Concept File - List of Concepts Having a Primacy or Universality in Economics.


Based on Writings of Robbins: 

The Primacy of Time

The Primacy of Action 

The Primacy of Multiplicity (of Means and Ends)

The Primacy of Non-Money

The Primacy of Deductive Logic

       The Universality of Contradictory Ends 

The Universality of Relativity (Or Relation of Means and Ends)

The Universality of Non-Uniform Distributions 

The Universality of Asymmetric Relations Among Prices 


Based on Writings of Menger:

        The Primacy of Time 

        The Primacy of Uncertainty 

        The Primacy of One-To-Many Relations 

        The Primacy of Absence of Inherent Anything -  To be Added later, includes absence of inherent nature, usefulness, order, and value of anything. All is depends on the relativity of means and ends. See above.  The Universality of Relativity.