'This book has become a true classic: essential reading for everyone who is seriously interested in politics in the broadest and least partisan sense.' - Milton Friedman 'This book has become a true classic: essential reading for everyone who is seriously interested in politics in the broadest and least partisan sense.' - Milton Friedman 'This book should be read by everybody. It is no use saying that there are a great many people who are not interested in politics; the political issue discussed by Dr Hayek concerns every single member of the community.' - The Listener 'This book has become a true classic: essential reading for everyone who is seriously interested in politics in the broadest and least partisan sense.' - Milton Friedman 'This book should be read by everybody. It is no use saying that there are a great many people who are not interested in politics; the political issue discussed by Dr Hayek concerns every single member of the community.' - The Listener

阿兰・艾伯斯坦在占有大量材料的基础上，对传主的生平、作品及其思想历程进行了完整的追溯。记述了哈耶克在维也纳的早年岁月，描述了他的智力、兴趣如何得自于这个学术世家；也记述了哈耶克非凡的学术生涯，展现了他作为一名经济学家和政治哲学家，在伦敦、纽约、芝加哥等地的生活和工作。哈耶克的一生多姿多采，他经历过两次世界大战，见证过大萧条，目睹了法西斯主义的崛起和灭亡，在其生命的最后阶段，他还欣慰地看到了自由市场思想的复兴。哈耶克的思想活动跨越了经济学、政治哲学、政治学等许多领域，在他所取得的辉煌成就的背后，始终贯穿着他对人类未来命运的关怀。 在本书中，艾伯斯坦将哈耶克作品的全貌准确完整地展现在了读者面前，并勾勒出其思想发展的轨迹：哈耶克最早从其良师益友路得维希・冯・米塞斯那里接触并服膺了自由市场的理念，在此后的岁月里，哈耶克的研究遍及各个领域，他用一系列权威著作论证了自由社会所不可或缺的法律、政治、伦理和经济条件。其名著《通向奴役之路》于1944年出版后，在全球获得了热烈的响应，并深刻影响了20世纪后半叶的历史进程。