The Cambridge companion to Hayek / edited by Edward Feser.
"F.A. Hayek (1899-1992) was among the most important economists and political philosophers of the twentieth century. He is widely regarded as the principal intellectual force behind the triumph of global capitalism, an 'anti-Marx' who did more than any other recent thinker to elucidat...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2006.
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| Series: | Cambridge companions.
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| Summary: | "F.A. Hayek (1899-1992) was among the most important economists and political philosophers of the twentieth century. He is widely regarded as the principal intellectual force behind the triumph of global capitalism, an 'anti-Marx' who did more than any other recent thinker to elucidate the theoretical foundations of the free market economy. His account of the role played by market prices in transmitting economic knowledge constituted a devastating critique of the socialist ideal of central economic planning, and his famous book The Road to Serfdom was a prophetic statement of the dangers which socialism posed to a free and open society. He also made significant contributions to fields as diverse as the philosophy of law, the theory of complex systems, and cognitive science. The essays in this volume, by an international team of contributors, provide a critical introduction to all aspects of Hayek's thought."--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 342 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-335) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0521849772 9780521849777 0521615011 9780521615013 |