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: 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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