Hayek's Liberalism and Its Origins

<p>By exploring the writings of Mandeville, Hume and Smith, this book offers a critique of Hayek's theory of cultural evolution and explores the roots of his powerful defence of liberalism. <br> This book is an original contribution to the debate, and vital reading for researchers in politics, political theory, and economics.</p> Introduction; Chapter 1 F.A. Hayek's theory of spontaneous order; Chapter 2 Spontaneous order and the limits of reason; Chapter 3 Mandeville's paradox ‘private vices, public benefits’; Chapter 4 Artifice and order in Hume; Chapter 5 Adam Smith: sympathy, ‘invisible hand’ and the ‘man of public spirit’; Bibliography; Conclusion; Index;