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EstablishedSource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0274 · as of 2026-10-23 · about: Spontaneous order · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team

“Hayek distinguished grown orders (cosmos), which are spontaneous, from made orders (taxis) deliberately arranged by a directing authority; he took the formula 'the result of human action but not of human design' from Adam Ferguson.”

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