TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hamowy,Ronald
TI  - The political sociology of freedom: Adam Ferguson and F.A. Hayek 
SN  - 1845421086
AV  - JA76 .H379 2005
U1  - 323.4401 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Cheltenham, UK
PB  - Edward Elgar
KW  - Ferguson, Adam,
KW  - Hayek, Friedrich A. von
KW  - Political sociology
KW  - Economics
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1; Progress and commerce in Anglo-American thought : the social philosophy of Adam Ferguson --; 2; Adam Smith, Adam Ferguson, and the division of labour --; 3; The Scottish enlightenment and the theory of spontaneous order --; App; Works by the Scottish writers discussed in this essay --; 4; Two Whig views of the American revolution : Adam Ferguson's response to Richard Price --; 5; F. A. Hayek on the occasion of the centenary of his birth --; 6; Book reviews : Hayek on Hayek : an autobiographical dialogue --; 7; A note on Hayek and anti-semitism --; 8; Freedom and the rule of law in F. A. Hayek --; 9; The Hayekian model of government in an open society --; 10; F. A. Hayek and the common law
N2  - "Adam Ferguson and Friedrich Hayek, separated by a period of almost two hundred years made original but similar contributions to the field of theoretical sociology. In this collection of essays, Ronald Hamowy explores the life and work of these two thinkers, giving special emphasis to their insights into the diffusion of knowledge." "Scholars and students of sociology, economics, history and political theory will find The Political Sociology of Freedom a unique and valuable read."--BOOK JACKET
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