e for any man to be aware of the urgency of more than a limited numbers of needs. Whether they be his own physical needs, or that he takes an interest in the welfare of all others he knows. These ends, which any person is concerned, will always be only a minute fraction of the needs of all men. (19). This is the fundamental fact on which individualism is based. It does not assume that man is naturally selfish or egoistic or that he even should be. It merely states the indisputable fact that the limits placed on our powers of imagination make it impossible to have a code of values applicable to all. Hayek goes on to conclude what he believes are the social ends in society. They are merely identical ends of many individuals, or in more detail, ends to an achievement of which individuals contribute to a group. And in return, receive the satisfaction of their own desires. (20). When people come together to satisfy an end they share, the organizations, like a state, form its own ends and means. The extent of the organization is determined by the extent to which the many individuals are in agreement with the ends. Now if one was to use central planning, the does not agree to the ends. This would be like a group of people who set out on a journey without agreeing on where to go. Resulting in many of the group making a journey to a place that they may not have wanted to go to. The flip side to this is understanding human nature, nothing would ever be agreed upon if always left up having the agreement of all in a group or society. However, when groups become, as many parliaments do, ineffective talking shops it is apparent the direction of the group be put in the hands of an expert. On many occasions there will be a sacrifice of some ends to achieve others, and who best to choose ends over others than the individuals who know the most of the facts. Fortunately today, most people view the idea of complete cen...
