F. A. Hayek and the Epistemology of Politics

<p><em>F. A. Hayek and the Epistemology of Politics</em> is an exploration of an important problem that has largely been ignored heretofore: the problem of policymaker ignorance and the consequences of limited political knowledge. Scott Scheall explores the significance of the fact that the possibilities for effective political action are constrained by policymakers’ epistemic limitations. The book offers an explanation for why policymaking often fails and why constituents whatever their political affiliations are so often disappointed with political leaders.</p><p></p><p>In this philosophical examination of his work Hayek’s ideas are not merely discussed analyzed and contextualized but extended; the book both draws and defends previously unrecognized implications from the Hayekian canon.</p><p></p><p>The book will be of interest to scholars of the works of F. A. Hayek and his intellectual adversaries to policymakers and to those of all political philosophical and social-scientific persuasions.</p><p></p>