The Three Sources of Anti-Socialism: A Critical Inquiry into the Normative Foundations of F.A. Hayek’s Politics
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Alexander Gallas
Zusammenfassung
Die normative Dimension der Arbeiten Friedrich August Hayeks ist von einem eklektischen Antisozialismus gekennzeichnet, der sich aus drei Quellen speist, das heißt aus drei widersprüchlichen Ansätzen in der Moralphilosophie: 1. Evolutionismus, 2. Utilitarismus und 3. Deontologie. Anders gesagt verschreibt sich Hayek dogmatisch einer bestimmten politischen Linie, während er in normativen Fragen als Eklektiker auftritt: In seinem Werk ist der Antisozialismus eine Konstante, wohingegen sich die moralphilosophischen Argumente, die zu seiner Rechtfertigung herangezogen werden, ständig ändern. Entsprechend sind Hayeks Begründungen dafür, dass der Liberalismus erstrebenswert und der Sozialismus ablehnenswert ist, nicht überzeugend.
Abstract
The normative dimension of Friedrich August Hayek’s work is characterised by an anti-socialist eclecticism stemming from three sources, that is, three contradictory approaches in moral philosophy: (1) evolutionism, (2) utilitarianism, and (3) deontology. In other words, whereas Hayek is dogmatically committed to a certain political line, he is an eclectic in normative questions: the anti-socialism remains a constant throughout his work, while the moral philosophical arguments used to justify it are changing all the time. As a result, he does not manage to show convincingly that liberalism is desirable, and that socialism should be rejected.
Acknowledgment
I would like to thank Julian Müller, Andrew Sayer and Stephanie Blankenburg for helpful comments on earlier versions of my article.
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