Law, Legislation and Liberty
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Law, Legislation and Liberty is a three-volume work by economist and philosopher Friedrich Hayek that develops his theory of a liberal constitutional order grounded in the rule of law and spontaneous market processes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Law, Legislation and Liberty canonical | 11 |
| Law, Legislation and Liberty trilogy | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Law, Legislation and Liberty Context triple: [Friedrich Hayek, notableWork, Law, Legislation and Liberty]
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A.
Four Essays on Liberty
Four Essays on Liberty is a collection of political philosophy essays by Isaiah Berlin that explores concepts of freedom, particularly his influential distinction between negative and positive liberty.
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B.
Two Concepts of Liberty
Two Concepts of Liberty is Isaiah Berlin’s influential 1958 essay that distinguishes between and analyzes the political and philosophical implications of “negative” and “positive” liberty.
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C.
Capitalism and Freedom
Capitalism and Freedom is a landmark 1962 book by economist Milton Friedman that argues for the primacy of free-market capitalism as a foundation for individual liberty and limited government.
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D.
On Liberty
On Liberty is a foundational 1859 philosophical essay by John Stuart Mill that defends individual freedom and limits on state and social authority.
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E.
Foundations of Natural Right
Foundations of Natural Right is a seminal philosophical work by Johann Gottlieb Fichte that systematically develops a theory of law, rights, and the state grounded in his transcendental idealism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Law, Legislation and Liberty Target entity description: Law, Legislation and Liberty is a three-volume work by economist and philosopher Friedrich Hayek that develops his theory of a liberal constitutional order grounded in the rule of law and spontaneous market processes.
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A.
Four Essays on Liberty
Four Essays on Liberty is a collection of political philosophy essays by Isaiah Berlin that explores concepts of freedom, particularly his influential distinction between negative and positive liberty.
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B.
Two Concepts of Liberty
Two Concepts of Liberty is Isaiah Berlin’s influential 1958 essay that distinguishes between and analyzes the political and philosophical implications of “negative” and “positive” liberty.
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C.
Capitalism and Freedom
Capitalism and Freedom is a landmark 1962 book by economist Milton Friedman that argues for the primacy of free-market capitalism as a foundation for individual liberty and limited government.
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D.
On Liberty
On Liberty is a foundational 1859 philosophical essay by John Stuart Mill that defends individual freedom and limits on state and social authority.
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E.
Foundations of Natural Right
Foundations of Natural Right is a seminal philosophical work by Johann Gottlieb Fichte that systematically develops a theory of law, rights, and the state grounded in his transcendental idealism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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book ⓘ book ⓘ book series ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author |
Friedrich Hayek
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surface form:
Friedrich A. Hayek
Friedrich Hayek ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
distinction between law and legislation
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general abstract rules ⓘ limited democracy ⓘ spontaneous order of the market ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| developsTheoryOf |
liberal constitutional order
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rule of law ⓘ spontaneous market processes ⓘ |
| genre |
economic theory
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legal theory ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Rules and Order
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The Mirage of Social Justice ⓘ Über die Grenzen der Wirksamkeit des Staates ⓘ
surface form:
The Political Order of a Free People
|
| influenced |
constitutional political economy
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law and economics scholarship ⓘ libertarian political theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
The Constitution of Liberty
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The Road to Serfdom ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
classical liberalism
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constitutional design ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ distributive justice ⓘ evolution of rules ⓘ liberal constitutionalism ⓘ limited government ⓘ rule of law ⓘ social justice ⓘ spontaneous order ⓘ spontaneous order ⓘ |
| opposes |
central economic planning
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constructivist rationalism ⓘ |
| partOf |
Law, Legislation and Liberty
self-linksurface differs
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Law, Legislation and Liberty self-linksurface differs ⓘ Law, Legislation and Liberty self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| publicationDate |
1973
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1976 ⓘ 1979 ⓘ |
| publicationPeriodEnd | 1979 ⓘ |
| publicationPeriodStart | 1973 ⓘ |
| publisher | Routledge & Kegan Paul ⓘ |
| volumeNumber |
1
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2 ⓘ 3 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Rules and Order
subject surface form:
The Mirage of Social Justice
subject surface form:
The Political Order of a Free People
this entity surface form:
Law, Legislation and Liberty trilogy