December, 2009

Why Doesn’t Hayek Answer the Questions That I Feel Are Important?

by Bruce Caldwell
The Conversation
December 31st, 2009

I have attended a lot of Liberty Fund meetings on Hayek and have noticed that as a rule economists tend to like Hayek’s ideas much more than political philosophers (whether housed in philosophy or political science departments) do. The fascinating and instructive exchange between Sandefur and Hasnas has helped me to understand why. Hayek doesn’t [...]

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1 1/2 Cheers for Tim’s Impetus

by Daniel B. Klein
The Conversation
December 30th, 2009

Tim’s recent declarations for rationalism and idealism succinctly express his impetus against Hayek.
I think it’s misguided to think that there is Ethics, which tell us what is Right, and then there are “positive” understandings, to which we may then apply our ethical conclusions. I more see it as one big conversation, with ises and oughts [...]

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