Education and Liberty

Today would have been the 110th birthday of F.A. Hayek.  He was one of the greatest minds of the past century.  This is what Steve Horwitz has to say over at The Austrian Economists

When future historians look back, they will recognize that the 20th Century was the “Century of Hayek” in terms of who generated ideas that both influenced the course of events in that century and set the agenda for understanding the social world for years to come.

Here are some links about him on the web:

Café Hayek relays a quote from Hayek’s Road to Serfdom about “The Totalitarians in Our Midst.”

Taking Hayek Seriously has a link to some biographical info on Hayek’s youth.

Mario Rizzo writes A Personal Appreciation over at Think Markets.

About Education and Liberty

The goal of Education and Liberty is to explore the connections among Socratic inquiry, classical liberalism, Montessori pedagogy and Austrian economics.

We believe that there are two indispensable elements for unleashing the human potential.

The first element is the need to consistently practice the highest respect and love for all individuals at every level of social interaction: in personal relationships, in management, in the classroom, and in civil society at large.  This implies the need for peace, non-violence, tolerance, freedom of thought and expression, the respect of what properly belongs to others, and the freedom of voluntary association.

The second indispensable element is an unswerving dedication to the search for what is beautiful, good, and true.  This search requires perseverance, creativity, humility, empathy, honesty with self and others, willingness to question and be questioned, and the attempt to articulate and give reasons for what we think and believe.