Hayek's social and political thought

Hayek's social and political thought / Roland Kley.

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 e...

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Main Author: Kley, Roland
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 1994.
Subjects:
Hayek, Friedrich A. von > (Friedrich August), > 1899-1992 > Political and social views.
Hayek, Friedrich A. von > (Friedrich August), > 1899-1992
Political and social views
Sociale filosofie.
Politieke filosofie.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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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