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The Counter-Revolution Of Science
Early in the last century the successes of science led group of French thinkers to apply the principles of science to the study of society. These thinkers purported to have discovered the supposed "laws" of society and concluded that an elite of social scientists should assume direct control of social life.
Hardcover, 415 pages
Published
June 28th 1980
by Liberty Fund Inc.
(first published June 1st 1980)
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Friedrich August von Hayek (1899-1992) was a great Austrian-born economist and philosopher. When one considers the breadth of his work and the acuity of his analysis, he may very well be the pre-eminent sociopolitical thinker of the 20th century.
No one has been such an outspoken advocate for liberty, or such a devastating foe of all forms of socialism—what Hayek often calls collectivism. In The Counter-Revolution of Science (1952), he deconstructs the illusions of the early socialist...more
No one has been such an outspoken advocate for liberty, or such a devastating foe of all forms of socialism—what Hayek often calls collectivism. In The Counter-Revolution of Science (1952), he deconstructs the illusions of the early socialist...more
Yikes. Easily the most dense tome I have ever TRIED to read.
This book is an exemplary analysis of scientism and all the dangers it poses for the thinking individual and society at large (although Hayek may disagree with my use of the term society there). Part One is an especially valuable tool for thinking about the philosophy of science, and for questioning the scientific basis of the "social sciences" in general.
Part Two is mainly a history of the influence of the L'Ecole Polytechnique school of social science, tracing the influe...more
Part Two is mainly a history of the influence of the L'Ecole Polytechnique school of social science, tracing the influe...more
Excellent book. Very interesting perspective on the history of socialism.
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Friedrich August von Hayek CH was an Austrian and British economist and philosopher known for his defense of classical liberalism and free-market capitalism against socialist and collectivist thought. He is considered by some to be one of the most important economists and political philosophers of the twentieth century. Hayek's account of how changing prices communicate signals which enable indivi...more
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