Christina Petsoulas

Hayek's Liberalism and Its Origins (eBook, ePUB)

His Idea of Spontaneous Order and the Scottish Enlightenment

• Format: ePub

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135115814
• Artikelnr.: 39265587

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