Friedrich Hayek: A Biography
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (855 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0312233442 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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From Publishers Weekly This biography of the prominent economist-cum-political philosopher fills a significant hole in the intellectual history of the 20th century. (Mar.) Forecast: This will be important reading for serious students of economics and political thought a fairly small market that will yield light if durable sales. Emphasizing how the limits of individual knowledge undermine the capacity of human beings to make competent decisions beyond their immediate interests, he was an implacable foe of social or economic planning. Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. 8 pages b&w photos. Yet the appeal of Hayek's arguments for liberty cannot be denied, and Ebenstein has made a significant contribution to understanding an important figure. . Ebenstein does not shy away from Hayek's single-mindedne
Awarded the Nobel Prize in 1974, Hayek's vision of a renewed classical liberalism-of free markets and free ideas in free societies-has taken hold in much of the world. Alan Ebenstein's clearly written account is an essential starting point for anyone seeking to understand why Hayek's ideas have become the guiding force of our time. In this richly detailed portrait, Alan Ebenstein chronicles the life, works, and legacy of a visionary thinker, from Hayek's early years as the scholarly son of a physician in fin-de-siecle Vienna on an increasingly wider world as an economist and political philosopher
Essential Biography -- balanced, thorough and well written Andrew Greenberg Ebenstein has written a fantastic book about the man who may go down as the greatest thinker of the 20th century. While it is obvious the Ebenstein greatly admires Hayek it does not prevent him from giving a very accurate assement of the man and his ideas. In several places in the book he points out mistakes and logically issues with several of Hayek's ideas. It seems to . Friedrich Hayek: A Giant Among the Intellectual Pygmies David Thomson Alan Ebenstein is to be congratulated for writing a biography of perhaps the most distinguished economic philosopher of the past century. Friedrich Hayek took to task the inane extremes of both the Socialists and anarchical Libertarians. The German born scholar embittered the former for committing the unpardonable offense of inhibiting their grab for power. These arrogant. overrated Ebenstein's biography of Hayek is well received, as the other reviews testify. It's informative, readable, and generally fair-minded. Nevertheless I feel that the merits of this book do not deserve such high praise as was given, even by such outstanding men as Friedman. Ebenstein's understanding of Hayek's ideas is narrow and derivative, his portrayal of the man is flat.