UID:
almafu_9959239526302883
Format:
1 online resource (197 p.)
Edition:
3rd ed.
ISBN:
1-134-69009-6
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1-134-69010-X
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1-280-10503-8
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0-203-00401-9
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0-203-26786-9
Content:
Not available since the 1980's, this up-dated edition by the leading political philosopher, John Gray, outlines his new position on Hayek. In a substantial new chapter, Gray assesses how far the historical development of the last ten years can be deployed in a critique of Hayek's thought. His reassessment is not only a provoking study of a classical philosopher. It is also a timely contribution to the debate over the future of conservatism, as Gray argues that Hayekian liberalism - 'the most well-articulated political theory of the new right' - is flawed.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Hayek on Liberty; Copyright Page; Contents; Note to the Third Edition; Preface to the First Edition and Acknowledgements; 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
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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
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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
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Hayek's thought and the future of political philosophy Postscript: Hayek and the dissolution of classical liberalism; Biographical Note on Hayek; Bibliographical Note on Recent Studies of Hayek; Notes; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-138-13519-4
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-17315-9
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203004012
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