"He linked the notion of a spontaneous order that forms when agents follow (often simple) rules with the idea of complex systems in the 1950s. This was a critical breakthrough, for it allowed him to drop the old natural science-social science dichotomy ..."
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Ch. 14 : Journey’s End—Hayek’s Multiple Legacies
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