Hayek and Friedman shared faith that ideas could transform political practice

Evidence

For all their differences, Hayek and Friedman are both exemplars of a Diceyan insight: the importance of a belief in the generative capacity of ideas. Both of them built their public lives on an abiding faith that intellectual arguments could transform po liti cal practice. — Angus Burgin, The Great Persuasion, 560

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines the shared ‘Diceyan insight’ that anchors the chapter’s concept of moral capital.
• XREF: connects to: Hayek held that ideas, not vested interests, ultimately shape political possibility — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 2116; Hayek saw journalists and teachers as idea dealers who shape public opinion — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 1908; Hayek’s academy aimed to build shared belief rather than only disseminate finished scholarship — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 85 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Hayek held that ideas, not vested interests, ultimately shape political possibility #exemplifies (0.95) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 2116
• Keynes and Hayek both held that economic ideas rule the world. #corroborates (0.90) — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 608
• Hayek’s academy aimed to build shared belief rather than only disseminate finished scholarship #expands (0.85) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 85
• Hayek saw journalists and teachers as idea dealers who shape public opinion #expands (0.80) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 1908
• Hayek and fellow Mont Pèlerin founders viewed Christianity as indispensable to liberal revival #qualifies (0.80) — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market, 122
• Hayek believed durable intellectual movements require cross-disciplinary transnational support networks #expands (0.75) — Angus Burgin, The Great Persuasion, 238
• Hayek founded MPS to build a worldview insulated from immediate policy pressures #complicates (0.70) — Angus Burgin, The Great Persuasion, 307