The Counter-Revolution of Science

Main Ideas

• Critique of positivism in the social sciences
• Dangers of applying natural science methods in social sciences
• The idea of spontaneous order and its importance for understanding social processes
• Critique of constructivism and planning in economics
• The role of individualism in the development of society
• Warning about the risks of centralized management and control
• The significance of freedom and decentralization for societal progress
• Analysis of the influence of the scientific approach on political and economic theory