Conclusions

Abstract

We have come to the end of a long journey that has taken us from Hayek’s historical context and intellectual background to his political and economic theory. During this journey, I have tried to reconstruct the moral dimension of Hayek’s theory from the point of view of its epistemological foundation and methodological formation. My aim has been to provide an ‘immanent’ critique, showing that it excludes but also requires substantive politics. I have defined substantive politics as the kind of interventionist politics which is grounded on a normative/ evaluative conception of a social good.