Pilgrims and Adventurers: Herman Melville on Spontaneous Order and Teleocracy

Melville's depictions of non-Western tribes suggest his keen appreciation of spontaneous orders as described by Hayek, and his masterpiece Moby-Dick likewise exhibits a Hayekian esteem for the modern market order. Moreover, the Pequod's transformation from an element in that order to an in...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Soundings: An Interdisciplinary Journal. - Pennsylvania State University Press, 1968. - 99(2016), 4, Seite 367-389
1. Verfasser:	Peyser, Thomas (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	2016
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:	Soundings: An Interdisciplinary Journal
Schlagworte:	Hayek Oakeshott Melville Moby-Dick Political science Behavioral sciences Religion Arts Mathematics Business Biological sciences


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