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Wissen, Nichtwissen und falsches Wissen bei Hayek: Vom Wissensverlust der ökonomisierten Gesellschaft

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Hayek benötigt für sein Marktmodell (in dem "der Wettbewerb" als Entdeckungsverfahren konzipiert wird) einen zweifachen Politikauftrag: (1) aktiv "die Ordnung" herzustellen (die sich selbst nicht herstellen kann) - und (2) (wenn sie hergestellt ist) sich machtlos zu stellen und nicht "in sie" zu "intervenieren". Dieser Widerspruch im Handlungsauftrag folgt aus der Intention von Hayek, die Gesellschaft nicht nur theoretisch zu erfassen, sondern auch gezielt zu verändern. Im Hintergrund steht seine Sicht des Menschen als "konstitutionell ignorant" (das gilt für ihn auch für PolitikerInnen) im Gegensatz und in Kontrast zu einem behaupteten überbordenden Wissen "des Marktes" bzw. seiner "Ordnung". Hayeks Bilder vom Menschen, vom "Markt" und von der Politik haben sich - so die These - in der aktuellen ökonomisierten Gesellschaft in hohem Maße durchgesetzt. Ihre Folgen waren nicht nur eine Abwertung der Politik, sondern auch der Wissenschaft selbst - eine Tendenz, die auch an manchen Think Tanks erkennbar ist, die sich auf Hayek berufen, und aus politischen Gründen dazu übergangen sind, falsches Wissen mit scheinbar wissenschaftlichen Mitteln zu produzieren.

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  • Ötsch, Walter, 2020. "Wissen, Nichtwissen und falsches Wissen bei Hayek: Vom Wissensverlust der ökonomisierten Gesellschaft," Working Paper Series 66, Cusanus Hochschule für Gesellschaftsgestaltung, Institut für Ökonomie.
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    Keywords

    Friedrich Hayek; Markt; Ordnung; Politikkonzept; Wissen; Nichtwissen; Epistemologie; Ignoranz; Fake News; Epistemologie;
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    • A11 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Role of Economics; Role of Economists
    • B13 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought through 1925 - - - Neoclassical through 1925 (Austrian, Marshallian, Walrasian, Wicksellian)
    • B25 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought since 1925 - - - Historical; Institutional; Evolutionary; Austrian; Stockholm School
    • E65 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Studies of Particular Policy Episodes
    • H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
    • P10 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Capitalist Economies - - - General
    • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification

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