Born on this day. Below is Daniel J. Mahoney’s entry in the Encyclopedia of Modern Political Thought. Raymond Aron (1905–83) was a distinguished French philosopher, political thinker, social scientist, and journalist. He wrote influential columns for Le Figaro (1947–77) and L’Express (1978–83) and played a major role in shaping moderate and conservative opinion in France in…
Jack Birner has this new article just published in Metascience. cognitive closurecomplexityFriedrich HayekHistoricismjack birnerKarl PopperLiberalismsocial epistemologyunintended consequences
The very excellent Martin Beckstein has a new paper out. Friedrich HayekKarl PopperLiberalismmartin becksteinMichael OakeshottrationalismrationalityReasonshilssocial epistemologysocial ontologyTradition
The very excellent Elizabeth Corey’s First Things review of Aurelian Craiutu’s the Faces of Moderation: The Art of Balance in an Age of Extremes. Aurelian CraiutuElizabeth CoreyLiberalismMichael OakeshottmoderationPolitical philosophy
Adrian Vermeule’s review of Ryszard Legutko’s The Demon in Democracy: Totalitarian Temptations in Free Societies. Adrian VermeuleAge of EnlightenmentdemocracyfreedomLiberalismPolitical philosophyRyszard Legutkototalitarianism
Part VII of Robert Leeson’s series. distributed cognitiondistributed knowledgeFriedrich HayekLiberalismrobert leesonsocial epistemology
It’s been a while (20 or so years) since I’ve heard from Piers Benn. (I think he used to be at Imperial College Medical School). It was Bob Grant who first pointed me in the direction of this fine mind. Great to see Piers joining the fray in Quillette Magazine, pretty much the go-to publication for…
Led by the very excellent Lenore Ealy and Paul Dragos Aligica and backed up with a top-notch board, I want to bring your attention to this new series. Full details of the call for submissions can be downloaded here. classical liberalismComplex systemsdistributed knowledgeElinor Ostromlenore ealyLiberalismMichael PolanyiPhilanthropyVincent Ostrom
Latest issue of C+T Blain Neufeldcomplexitycosmos & taxisDavid WiensFred D’AgostinoGerald GausKevin VallierLiberalismLori WatsonPolitical philosophyRyan MuldoonScott E. Pagespontaneous ordersthe tyranny of the ideal
Coming soon. bruce caldwellconstructivismFriedrich HayekLiberalismphilosophy of social sciencerationalityReason
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