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Hayek on liberty

Gray, John · London ; New York : Routledge, 1998

Publisher
London ; New York : Routledge, 1998
Physical description
187 pages
ISBN
0415173159 (pbk.)
Dewey classification
323.44
Language
English

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FieldValue
001Control number20103
008Fixed-length data elements971203s1998 enk b 001 0 eng
010Library of Congress control number97051498
020International Standard Book Number (ISBN)0415173159 (pbk.)
035System control number19749831
041Language codeeng
050Library of Congress call numberHB101.H39 G73 1998
082Dewey Decimal call number323.44 21
100Main entry – personal nameGray, John, 1948-
245Title statementHayek on liberty / John Gray.
250Edition statement3rd ed.
260Publication, distribution, etc. (imprint)London ; New York : Routledge, 1998
300Physical descriptionxi, 187 p. ; 22 cm.
504Bibliography, etc. noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [164]-181) and index.
505Formatted contents note
  • 1. Hayek's System of Ideas: Its Origins and Scope. The unity of Hayek's system of ideas and its philosophical character. Hayek's general philosophy: the Kantian heritage. Four influences on Hayek's sceptical Kantianism: Mach, Popper, Wittgenstein and Polanyi. Hayek's relations with the Austrian School of Economics and his account of the methodology of social science. Hayek on knowledge and the mind: implications for social theory -- 2. The Idea of a Spontaneous Social Order. Spontaneous order versus the constructivist fallacy. The central conception of spontaneous order and its applications to physical and social phenomena. The application of spontaneous order in economic life: the catallaxy. Cultural evolution and the natural selection of traditions -- 3. The Law of Liberty. The origins and nature of law. Individual liberty under the rule of law. The rule of law and the myth of social justice. The juridical framework of spontaneous social order.
  • 4. Economic Theory and Public Policy. Social science and public policy. Neoclassical equilibrium, the theory of capital and the character of the business cycle. Hayek versus Keynes and Friedman on the role of money in the real economy. Shackle's critique of Hayek -- 5. Some Contrasts and Comparisons. J. S. Mill. Herbert Spencer. Karl Popper -- 6. Assessment and Criticism. The unity of Hayek's system of ideas. The status and content of the idea of spontaneous order in society. Hayek's constitution of liberty: some criticisms assessed. Conservatism and radicalism in Hayek's social philosophy. The Hayekian research programme and the prospects of social philosophy. Hayek's thought and the future of political philosophy -- Postscript: Hayek and the dissolution of classical liberalism.
600Subject added entry – personal nameHayek, Friedrich A. von (Friedrich August), 1899-1992--Political and social views.
650Subject added entry – topical term
  • Liberalism.
  • Liberty.
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