Christina Petsoulas

Hayek's Liberalism and Its Origins

His Idea of Spontaneous Order and the Scottish Enlightenment

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

By exploring the writings of Mandeville, Hume and Smith, this book offers a critique of Hayek's theory of cultural evolution and explores the roots of his powerful defence of liberalism. This book is an original contribution to the debate, and vital reading for researchers in politics, political theory, and economics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 458g
• ISBN-13: 9780415183222
• ISBN-10: 0415183227
• Artikelnr.: 22432713

Autorenporträt

Christina Petsoulas is Associate Researcher at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Wolfson College, Oxford.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1 F.A. Hayek's theory of spontaneous order
Chapter 2 Spontaneous order and the limits of reason
Chapter 3 Mandeville's paradox 'private vices, public benefits'
Chapter 4 Artifice and order in Hume
Chapter 5 Adam Smith: sympathy, 'invisible hand' and the 'man of public spirit'
Bibliography
Conclusion
Index