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The Fatal Conceit: The Errors of Socialism (The Collected Works of F.A. Hayek)
F. A. Hayek
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Description for The Fatal Conceit: The Errors of Socialism (The Collected Works of F.A. Hayek)
paperback. Aims to advance contemporary understanding of the economic and political issues confronting the world. This book is intended for use by students, lecturers and researchers in the fields of economics, philosophy and political theory. Series: The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 352.
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 thinking, he probes for answers. He argues that socialism, from its origins, has been mistaken on scientific and factual, even on logical grounds - and that its repeated failures were the direct outcome of these scientific errors. Highly readable and controversial, a work of considerable scholarship and energy, ... Read more
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 thinking, he probes for answers. He argues that socialism, from its origins, has been mistaken on scientific and factual, even on logical grounds - and that its repeated failures were the direct outcome of these scientific errors. Highly readable and controversial, a work of considerable scholarship and energy, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Series
The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415041874
SKU
V9780415041874
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Reviews for The Fatal Conceit: The Errors of Socialism (The Collected Works of F.A. Hayek)
`... as passionate and disputatious as anything he has written. As well as adding up to a powerful manifesto against socialism, it is a fully accessible account of many of the main strands of Mr Hayek's thinking. Politicians ... no longer have any excuse for ignoring what he has actually said ... One of the outstanding political philosophers of this ... Read more