# The Ideas of Friedrich Hayek **URL:** **By** Steven Horwitz, Aaron Ross Powell, Trevor Burrus **Published:** June 8, 2015 --- Steven G. Horwitz joins us for a discussion on the life and ideas of one of the 20th century's greatest intellectuals, Friedrich Hayek. Nobel laureate Friedrich Hayek was one of the world's foremost intellectuals in a variety of fields, including legal theory, economics, constitutional theory, and neuroscience. This podcast episode provides an introduction to his academic and popular writing. Steven Horwitz joins us for a discussion about Hayek's life and ideas. What does it mean to think "Hayekian"? What is spontaneous order? Why doesn't planning work? **Show Notes and Further Reading** Steven Horwitz, [_Hayek's Modern Family:_](http://www.palgrave.com/page/detail/hayeks-modern-family-/?K=9781137448224) [_Classical Liberalism and the Evolution of Social Institutions_](http://www.palgrave.com/page/detail/hayeks-modern-family-/?K=9781137448224) (forthcoming book) F. A. Hayek, [_The Road to Serfdom_](http://www.amazon.com/Road-Serfdom-Fiftieth-Anniversary/dp/0226320618/) (book) F. A. Hayek, "[The Use of Knowledge in Society](http://www.econlib.org/library/Essays/hykKnw1.html)" (essay) F. A. Hayek, _Law, Legislation, and Liberty_ (book series: [Vol. 1](http://www.amazon.com/Law-Legislation-Liberty-Rules-Order/dp/0226320863/r), [Vol. 2](http://www.amazon.com/Law-Legislation-Liberty-Mirage-Justice/dp/0226320839/), [Vol. 3](http://www.amazon.com/Law-Legislation-Liberty-Political-People/dp/0226320901/))