Category Archives: Scientism

VIDEO — JAMES BUCHANAN & F. A. HAYEK DISCUSS THE LIMITS OF ECONOMICS

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Greg Ransom
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NGRAM — SCIENTISM

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Greg Ransom

The modern notion of “scientism” was introduced by Friedrich Hayek and Karl Popper in the mid-1940s, in Hayek’s journal Econometrica.

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Is Hayek incompatible with Duflo?

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Greg Ransom

You decide.

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Worth a Read

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Greg Ransom

“The Myth of the Model” by Max Borders. HT Politics & Prosperity.

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YouTube: Robert Bork & Hayek on The Intellectuals

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Greg Ransom

Transcript: BORK: Doctor Hayek, I think that if there’s one area in which I disagree with you slightly, it is about — We were discussing the intellectuals, and I guess it is that I see something a little more sinister … Continue reading →

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“Blinded by Scientism” by Edward Feser

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Greg Ransom

Edward Feser is in the first rank of philosophers working in field of Hayek studies today.  He has an excellent new essay titled “Blinded by Scientism” in Public Discourse and republished as “Hayek and Scientism” in The City in flash … Continue reading →

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