Liberalism, Conservatism, and Hayek's Idea of Spontaneous Order

1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-1-349-53977-2
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 313 g

For Hayek, spontaneous order - the emergence of complex order as the unintended consequence of individual actions that have no such end in view - is both the origin of the Great Society and its underlying principle. These sometimes critical essays assess Hayek's position and argue that his work can inform contemporary social and political dilemmas.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hunt, L.

McNamara, P.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Wirtschaftstheorie, Wirtschaftsphilosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Governing the Great Society; P.McNamara PART I: FUNDAMENTAL THEMES Unintended Order Explanations in Adam Smith and the Scottish Enlightenment; J.Otteson The Origin and Scope of Hayek's Idea of Spontaneous Order; L.Hunt PART II: CRITICAL REFLECTIONS Knight's Challenge (to Hayek): Spontaneous Order is Not Enough for Governing a Liberal Society; R.B.Emmett F. A. Hayek, Michael Oakeshott, and the Concept of Spontaneous Order; R.Boyd& J.Morrison Spontaneous Order and the Problem of Religious Revolution; S.Yenor Friedrich Hayek's Darwinian Conservatism; L.Arnhart Social Complexity and Evolved Moral Principles; G.Gaus Culture, Order and Virtue; M.C.Munger The Limits of Spontaneous Order: Skeptical Reflections on a Hayekian Theme; J.Z.Muller

Über Autor(innen)

LOUIS HUNT is Associate Professor in Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy at James Madison College, Michigan State University, USA. His research and publications deal with Kantian and Hegelian political philosophy, the Scottish Enlightenment, and the problems of modern civil society.

PETER MCNAMARA teaches political science at Utah State University, USA. He is the author of ; and the editor of