Initially sympathetic to Wieser's democratic socialism, Hayek's economic thinking shifted away from socialism and toward the classical liberalism of Carl Menger after reading von Mises' book Socialism. It was sometime after reading Socialism that Hayek began attending von Mises' private seminars, joining several of his university friends, including Fritz Machlup, Alfred Schutz, Felix Kaufmann, and Gottfried Haberler, who were also participating in Hayek's own, more general, private seminar. It was during this time that he also encountered and befriended noted political philosopher Eric Voegelin, with whom he retained a long-standing relationship. COUNT 5
QSN1 What ideology was Hayek originally in support of? ANS1 democratic socialism QSN2 What caused Hayek to turn away from Wiser's ideology? ANS2 reading von Mises' book Socialism QSN3 During his attendance to von Mises' seminars, who did Hayek become friends with? ANS3 Eric Voegelin QSN4 What viewpoint did the book Socialism shift Hayek toward? ANS4 classical liberalism QSN5 Who is the father of the ideology Hayek came to support? ANS5 Carl Menger