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1 online resource (viii, 248 pages) |
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Introduction: Friedrich A. Hayek's Instrumental Liberalism -- 1. Spontaneous Order, Social Theory, and the Theory of Complex Phenomena -- 2. Spontaneous Economic Order: Individual Adjustment and the Market's Epistemic Role -- 3. Spontaneous Economic Order: Its Rules -- 4. Spontaneous Economic Order: Its Beneficial Nature -- 5. The General Idea of a Spontaneous Social Order -- 6. Tacit Rule-Following -- 7. Cultural Evolution -- 8. Hayek's Project: The Instrumental Justification of the Liberal Market Society -- Conclusion: The Prospects for Comprehensive Instrumental Justification |
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This book examines the work of one of the most controversial figures in recent social and political thought. Revered by some as the most important twentieth century theorist of the free society, Hayek has been reviled by others as a mere reactionary. Impartial throughout, the author offers a clear exposition and balanced assessment, that judges Hayek's theory by its own lights. The author argues that the key to understanding Hayek lies in an appreciation of the proper link between descriptive social science and normative political theory. He probes the idea of a spontaneous order and other notions central to Hayek's thought and concludes that they are unable to provide the 'scientific' foundation Hayek seeks for his liberalism. By drawing out the distinctive character of Hayek's thought, the author presents a new and more accurate picture of this influential social and political theorist |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-239) and index |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Hayek, Friedrich A. von (Friedrich August), 1899-1992 -- Political and social views
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Hayek, Friedrich A. von (Friedrich August), 1899-1992 fast |
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Political and social views
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Sociale filosofie.
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Politieke filosofie.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191684289 |
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0191684287 |
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