Praxeology and History
Praxeology is derived independently of history. Like all valid science, praxeology ultimately rests on empirical experience. It is not based on historical observation, however, but rather on logical reasoning from "common-sense" premises drawn from our personal experience as human beings.

It might be wondered: Why can we not prove or disprove praxeological principles directly from history? Such an approach, unfortunately, turns out to be fallacious, because human history itself (including current events) cannot be properly understood without some kind of praxeological principles—even if the latter are not always explicitly identified. In other words, in order to trace historical cause-and-effect relationships accurately, we must resort to reasoning based on previously derived praxeological principles.