The Constitution of Liberty

The Constitution of Liberty: The Definitive Edition presents F. A. Hayek's comprehensive defense of individual liberty and the rule of law, arguing that a predictable legal framework is the necessary foundation for prosperous and moral societies. Hayek critiques central planning and arbitrary government power, explains the importance of spontaneous order, dispersed knowledge, and market institutions, and outlines constitutional limits that protect personal responsibility and pluralism while allowing social evolution. Combining philosophical reflection, economic insight, and legal argument, the book offers a systematic case for classical liberalism that privileges procedural rules over engineered outcomes and warns against the dangers of political hubris. This definitive edition includes revisions and supplementary material that clarify Hayek's mature thinking for both scholars and general readers.