Here is what the links of a family tree Web site might look like, using Friedrich Hayek as an example: Links above Hayek to Hayek. thesis advisor --> student: F. Wieser --> F. Hayek intellectual mentors by individual. C. Menger --> F. Hayek K. Wicksell --> F. Hayek L. Mises --> F. Hayek professional mentors by individual. L. Mises --> F. Hayek L. Robbins --> F. Hayek intellectual inspirations by topic. knowledge problem. C. Menger --> F. Hayek L. Mises --> F. Hayek capital theory. K. Wicksell --> F. Hayek undesigned order problem. C. Menger --> F. Hayek learning as contingent causal explanation in economics. C. Menger --> F. Hayek Links below Hayek from Hayek. Links from Hayek as originator of the dated goods thru time intertemporal equilibrium construction. F. Hayek --> J. Hicks F. Hayek --> E. Lindahl F. Hayek --> E. Malinvaud Links from Hayek as pioneer developer of the economics of dispersed information, imperfect knowledge, and the signaling role of prices. F. Hayek --> A. Alchian F. Hayek --> K. Arrow F. Hayek --> A. Bergson F. Hayek --> J. Buchanan F. Hayek --> R. Coase F. Hayek -- S. Grossman F. Hayek --> J. Hirshleifer F. Hayek --> L. Hurwicz F. Hayek --> T. Koopmans F. Hayek --> A. Leijonhufvud F. Hayek --> D. North F. Hayek --> R. Nelson F. Hayek --> H. Simon F. Hayek --> T. Sowell F. Hayek --> J. Stiglitz F. Hayek --> O. Williamson F. Hayek --> S. Winter F. Hayek --> I. Kirzner thesis advisor, student relationship. F. Hayek --> G. Shackle Hayek as intellectual and personal mentor F. Hayek --> J. Hicks Hayek as teacher and intellectual mentor F. Hayek --> L. Hurwicz links in the development of indifference curves. F. Hayek --> J. Hicks links in the revival of the problem of undesigned order F. Hayek --> R. Sugden F. Hayek --> R. Nozick F. Hayek --> J. Elster Links in literature on methodological individualism. F. Hayek --> J. Watkins F. Hayek --> K. Popper F. Hayek --> R. Nozick F. Hayek --> J. Buchanan F. Hayek --> D. Hausman F. Hayek --> E. Nagel Links in the discussion of scientism. F. Hayek --> K. Popper Links in the discussion of subjectivism. F. Hayek --> James Buchanan Links in the discussion of complexity. F. Hayek --> can't find these references just know. Links in the discussion of explanation/modeling in economics. F. Hayek --> A. Leijonhufvud F. Hayek --> O. Williamson LInks in the discussion of learning. F. Hayek --> D. North F. Hayek --> I. Kirzner Links outside of economics. well, in hayek's case, this would take up much spaces. Well, just a very rough draft, off of the top of my notes. This doesn't claim to be complete, but I do claim to have quotations documenting all of it. Greg Ransom Dept. of Philosophy UC-Riverside [log in to unmask]