Abstract
Hayek remarked in a paper read before the Cambridge University Moral Science Club on November 14, 1942, that he originally came to economics “thoroughly imbued with a belief in the universal validity of the methods of the natural sciences.” A way to understand Hayek’s mature thought is to recognize the extent to which he stemmed from a scientific—and, in particular, biological—background.
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“since well … Spencer.” Pat Shipman, The Evolution of Racism (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994), 107.
“Darwin of society.” Mark Skousen, The Making of Modern Economics (Ar-monk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe, 2001), 145.
“the foundation … struggle.” In Richard P. Appelbaum, Karl Marx (New-bury Park, Calif.: Sage, 1988), 30.
“just as … history.” Ibid., 36.
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Ebenstein, A. (2003). Darwinian Evolutionary Theory. In: Hayek’s Journey. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4039-7379-5_1
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