Introduction -- Classicals -- John Locke: a philosopher dedicated to economic thought -- The pamphlets from 1815 : a shining moment for economic theory -- Sismondi's Nouveaux principes d'economie politique : classical liberalism, philanthropy, and the experience of history -- Charles Babbage's...

"F. A. Hayek and the Epistemology of Politics is an exploration of an important problem that has largely been ignored: the problem of policymaker ignorance, and the limits of political epistemology. Scott Scheall explores Hayek's attitude to the philosophy of science and political philosophy,...