Hayek's Journey : The Mind of Friedrich Hayek

by Alan Ebenstein

• ISBN13: 9781403960382
• ISBN10: 1403960380
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2003-08-16
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

While Alan Ebenstein's biography of Friedrich Hayek was the first biography of this major twentieth-century thinker, the book itself was not an exploration of his work. Hayek's Journey is the follow-up volume that gives readers an in-depth look at the evolution of Hayek's thought, the influence of the Austrian School of Economics, and the roles of Witt-gen-stein, Freud, and others in his thinking. This is a classic of Hayek scholarship written in lucid prose and a brilliant companion piece to Ebenstein's biography.

Author Biography

Alan Ebenstein is a professor of economics and political theory. He is the author of several books including Friedrich Hayek: A Biography.

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	xi
1. Darwinian Evolutionary Theory	1	(8)
2. German and Viennese Intellectual Thought	9	(10)
3. The Austrian School of Economics	19	(16)
4. Ludwig von Mises	35	(22)
5. Money and Capital	57	(20)
6. John Maynard Keynes	77	(12)
7. From Economic Theory to Political Philosophy	89	(18)
8. "The Abuse and Decline of Knowledge"	107	(10)
9. The Road to Serfdom	117	(10)
10. Epistemology, Psychology, and Methodology	127	(12)
11. The Constitution of Liberty	139	(18)
12. Marx, Mill, and Freud	157	(6)
13. The Chicago School of Economics and Milton Friedman	163	(8)
14. Studies in Philosophy, Politics and Economics	171	(6)
15. Karl Popper	177	(10)
16. Law, Legislation and Liberty	187	(18)
17. Later Monetary Work	205	(6)
18. "The Fatal Conceit"	211	(22)
19. Sundown	233	(4)
Conclusion	237	(8)
Bibliographical Essay	245	(16)
Notes	261	(18)
Index	279