Full name: The Counter-Revolution of Science: Studies on the Abuse of Reason

Author: F. A. Hayek Year: 1952 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Philosophy, Economics, Science, Politics, Non Fiction Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780913966679 0913966673

Early in the last century the successes of science led group of French thinkers to apply the principles of science to the study of society. These thinkers purported to have discovered the supposed laws of society and concluded that an elite of social scientists should assume direct control of social life. Similar books: Theory and Reality by Peter Godfrey-Smith Conjectures and Refutations by Karl Popper Science and the Modern World by Alfred North Whitehead Against Method by Paul Feyerabend The Logic of Scientific Discovery by Karl Popper Farewell to Reason by Paul Feyerabend Beyond the Hoax by Alan Sokal The Road to Serfdom by F. A. Hayek Individualism and Economic Order by F. A. Hayek The Fatal Conceit by F. A. Hayek The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels by Alex Epstein Who Owns the Future? by Jaron Lanier The Revolution by Ron Paul Human Action by Ludwig von Mises The Quest for Cosmic Justice by Thomas Sowell Knowledge And Decisions by Thomas Sowell For a New Liberty by Murray N. Rothbard The Life You Can Save by Peter Singer Whole Earth Discipline by Stewart Brand