The theme of rationalism provides Leslie Marsh with the opportunity to compare Oakeshott with another important critic of rationalism, Friedrich Hayek, in his essay “Oakeshott and Hayek: Situating the Mind.” Invoking Oakeshott’s famous dismissal of Hayek in “Rationalism in Politics,” Marsh makes the case that Oakeshott got Hayek plain wrong. If one understands both men…
My chum Chor-yung Cheung, the author of the Hayek title, has alerted me to this series. Roy Tseng, who I also know, is the author of the Oakeshott volume; the Berlin book is by YEH Hao, a student of John Gray; and the Arendt book is by Li Kin-zhang from L’Université Paris Ouest Nanterre. chor-yung cheungclassical liberalismFriedrich…
Freely available paper published in the The Independent Review. Austrian Economicscentral planningcrony capitalismFriedrich HayekMario Villarreal-DiazMichael Mungersocialism
Well distilled. Complex adaptive systemcomplexityConservatismembedded liberalismFriedrich HayekNassim Nicholas Talebrationality
Last, but by no means least, Troy’s chapter. Friedrich HayekHayek in Mindnetwork theoryphilosophical psychologySpontaneous orderTROY CAMPLIN
Since I’m deeply in Boëthius mode for my forthcoming edited book of essays on A Confederacy of Dunces, this invocation of Boëthius and Taleb grabbed me. Here is Joshua Hochschild’s review of Taleb’s collected works. Boethius the patron saint of bullshit detectors. Taleb displays familiarity with many expected theorists of epistemological humility: Montaigne and Hume, Hayek…
Thierry Aimar’s chapter. complexityEntrepreneurshipFriedrich HayekHayekHayek in MindKirznerLachmannneuroeconomicsphilosophical psychologySensory OrderThierry Aimar
