Hayek’s theory of social evolution in the light of Darwin’s Descent of Man

This article proposes to reassess Hayek’s theory of cultural evolution in the light of Darwin’s Descent of Man. It is shown that Hayek and Darwin refers to the same theory of human nature which is borrowed from the founding fathers of political economy, Hume and Smith. Their respective conceptions of order, as well as the mechanisms and the product of evolution are then the consequence of this theory of human nature.

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Year of publication:	2007-03
Authors:	Marciano, Alain
Institutions:	International Centre for Economic Research (ICER)
Subject:	Cultural evolution \| Biological evolution \| Darwin \| Hayek

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	ICER Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	24 pages long
Classification:	A11 - Role of Economics; Role of Economists; Market for Economists ; B52 - Institutional; Evolutionary
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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