Ernest Gellner vs. Friedrich Hayek
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Ernest Gellner
1925 – 1995
Ernest André Gellner was a French-born British-Czech philosopher and social anthropologist. Central themes in his social thought included modernisation theory and nationalism, the latter of which he developed into a leading theory. His multicultural perspective allowed him to engage with the Western world, the Muslim world, and Russian civilization.
"The way forward does not lie in amateur and comically timeless linguistic sociology which takes ‘forms of life’ for granted , but in the systematic study of for…"
Friedrich Hayek
1899 – 1992
Friedrich August von Hayek was an Austrian economist and philosopher. He is known for his contributions to political economy, political philosophy and intellectual history. Hayek shared the 1974 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with Gunnar Myrdal for work on money and economic fluctuations, and the interdependence of economic, social and institutional phenomena.
"Yet, though the French Revolution was so largely inspired by the ideal of the Rule of Law, it is questionable whether it really helped the advance towards that …"
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