This is a reply to Geoffrey Hodgson's Comment on an earlier paper by Caldwell (Hodgson on Hayek: a critique). Though certain areas of agreement are noted, differences in interpretation concerning Hayek's views on the Malthus--Darwin relationship, on cultural evolution, on the extent to which...

In his book Economics and Evolution, Geoffrey Hodgson offers a detailed critique of F. A. Hayek's writings on cultural evolution. Certain aspects of Hodgson's treatment appear to be inaccurate. This paper criticises Hodgson's critique. Copyright 2001 by Oxford University Press.