Monday, March 8, 2010

The Confusion of Language in Political Thought



That is the title of a pamphlet by Prof F A Hayek, was published in 1968.


According to IEA “In this short classic, Friedrich von Hayek argues that our thinking is governed by language which reflects an earlier mode of thought. Important analytical problems are in large measure obscured by the use of words which imply anthropomorphic or personalised explanations of social institutions. Serious discussion has been vitiated by the ambiguity of some of key terms, which for lack of more precise ones we have constantly to use.



This pamphlet formed part of Hayek's groundbreaking investigations of the relations between law, legislation, and liberty.

It is available free downloadable see here.

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