About this title: F.A. Hayek presents a fundamental examination and critique of the central issues of socialism. His analysis begins with David Hume's insight that 'the rules of morality ...are not conclusions of our reason.' 'Was Socialism a mistake?' he asks, and drawing upon research in evolutionary epistemology, moral tradition, and other current ethical ...
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
ISBN-13:9780226320663ISBN:0226320669
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Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
ISBN-13:9780226320663ISBN:0226320669
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Date Published: 1991-10-04
ISBN-13:9780226320663ISBN:0226320669
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Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: UNIV OF CHICAGO PR
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780226320663ISBN:0226320669
Description: New. Adopting an economic and evolutionary approach throughout, Hayak examines the nature, origin, selection and development of the differing moralities of socialism and the market order; he recounts the extraordinary powers that 'the extended order' of t... read more
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Binding: Red Cloth Emblem
Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780226320687ISBN:0226320685
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis(Routledge)
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780415041874ISBN:0415041872
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 9.213 by 6.142 inches. Introduction: was socialism a mistake? 1. between instinct and reason 2. the origins of liberty, property and justice 3. the evolution of the market: trade and civilisation 4. the revolt of instinct and reason 5. the fatal conceit 6. the mysterious world of trade and money 7. our poisoned language 8. the extended order and population growth 9. religion and the guardians of tradition. highly readable and controversial, a work of considerable ... read more
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780226320687ISBN:0226320685
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
ISBN-13:9780226320687ISBN:0226320685
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"My favorite part was the chapter on the loss of meaning in our language. He examines how different groups hijack terms and alter them to suit their own meaning. Particularly, he looks at the word 'society'. He shows how it was co-opted to mean 'government' by Marx for his purposes, then it became a word you could put in front of 120+ other words as an adjective to the point that we don't even know what the word means any more.
He talks about how order rises from chaos naturally through competition (survival of the fittest). He uses evolution to demonstrate this. Markets work in the same manner. Successful ideas/products/businesses will prosper and flourish, while poor ones die. Attempting to author the "extended order" (socialism) is futile. It portend the fall of our civilization. He has a lot of interesting Hume quotes in there, too.
Hayek is agnostic, yet he warns rationalists and others against throwing out the tradition of religion and inherited morals simply because they can't provide a basis of logic for their existence. He is in favor of societal morals (not government) that have survived the tests of time and does not represent an infringement on the rights of others.
Oh, it also seems that he really, really hates Keynes (self proclaimed immoralist)."
"Friedrich A Von Hayek, one of the two best-known Austrian economists on record, has written a masterpiece that all Americans should be required to read. Hayek addresses the age-old problems that socialism breeds and promulgates. According to Hayek the true costs of government socialistic programs are carefully hidden. Because these hidden costs can be increased and added to without citizen resistence, eventually the economic infrastructure of the socialistic countries will collapse. Additionally, Hayek writes that the collectivist mentality of allowing government powers to include increasing economic control will lead to the merger of state and corporate power-thus fascism."
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