Tensions and Ambiguities in Hayek’s Social Theory: Ontology, Methodology, Substantive Claims, and Self-Description

Hayek's Tensions: Re-examining the Political Economy and Social Philosophy of F. A. Hayek. Edited by S. Haeffle, S. Stein and V. Storr (George Mason University: Mercatus Center, 2020)

24 Pages Posted: 22 Mar 2022

Date Written: 2020

Abstract

This paper considers various possible tensions in Hayek's social theory, relating to this ontological commitments, his methodology, some of his substantive claims, and his own descriptions of his work.

Keywords: Hayek, system theory, complexity, emergence, cybernetics, individualism, structure-agency relationship.

JEL Classification: B1, B11, B3, B31

Suggested Citation

Lewis, Paul Andrew, Tensions and Ambiguities in Hayek’s Social Theory: Ontology, Methodology, Substantive Claims, and Self-Description (2020). Hayek's Tensions: Re-examining the Political Economy and Social Philosophy of F. A. Hayek. Edited by S. Haeffle, S. Stein and V. Storr (George Mason University: Mercatus Center, 2020), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4016415

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