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This chapter discusses two points in connection with Hayek’s work on scientism. The first concerns his methodological and the second his historical analysis of that position. Both issues are related in such a way that the results achieved in the discussion of the first one are applied in the second.
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Milford, K., Rattansi, P.M. (1997). A Note on Hayek’s Analysis of Scientism. In: Frowen, S.F. (eds) Hayek: Economist and Social Philosopher. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-25991-5_5
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