Henry Hazlitt as an Intellectual Middleman of 'Orthodox Economics'

29 Pages Posted: 28 Mar 2012 Last revised: 28 Oct 2013

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Peter J. Boettke

George Mason University - Department of Economics; Mercatus Center at George Mason University

Liya Palagashvili

George Mason University - Mercatus Center; State University of New York (SUNY) - Purchase College, Department of Economics

Date Written: March 1, 2012

Abstract

Henry Hazlitt was a unique public intellectual, who strove to not only to enlighten the general public with his writings, speeches, and appearances on TV and radio, but sought to contribute to the specialized disciplines of economics and philosophy. The evidence supporting my conjecture that Hazlitt occupied a unique position in mid-20th century intellectual life in the US as a public intellectual attempting to contribute to scientific economics consists of not just pointing to his prominent position in the world of journalism – both as a literary critic and more importantly as an economist – but more importantly for our purposes to the attention his written work commanded in the specialized professional journals in economics and philosophy, as well as the active correspondence he engaged in throughout his life.

Keywords: Hazlitt, Scholarship, Public Intellectuals

JEL Classification: A10, A20, B31, B52

Suggested Citation

Boettke, Peter J. and Boettke, Peter J. and Palagashvili, Liya, Henry Hazlitt as an Intellectual Middleman of 'Orthodox Economics' (March 1, 2012). GMU Working Paper in Economics No. 12-22, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2030464 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2030464

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