Ordered Liberty and the Constitutional Framework: The Political Thought of Friedrich A. Hayek

by Barbara M. Rowland

In this insightful study, Barbara M. Rowland analyses and critiques Friedrich Hayek's political philosophy. Beginning with a discussion of Hayek's sceptical epistemology and critical rationalism, the author explores his view of the evolution of civilization, his pessimism about human agency and an accompanying faith in the forces of cultural evolution. She goes on to offer a detailed examination of the inconsistencies in Hayek's philosophy with regard...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313256098
• ISBN13: 9780313256097
• Release Date: August 1987
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"