EXPLORING HAWTREY’S SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY THROUGH HIS UNPUBLISHED BOOK, RIGHT POLICY

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to reconstruct and evaluate, among other issues, Hawtrey’s social philosophy.Hawtrey’s system as a whole is composed of the two distinct and yet interrelated subsystems: philosophy and social philosophy. The former has three components: the theory of evolution and rationalization; the theory of aspects; and Moorean ethics. The latter has two components: his conception of society in general; and his perception of capitalistic economy as one type of society.We then examine three problematic elements connected with Hawtrey’s system: epistemology in Hawtrey and Moore; plus products and the market; and the ruler and the public.