ABSTRACT
Herman Finer (1898–1969) was a professor of political science in London, and then in the United States. In 1936, he sharply criticized a monograph by Carl Friedrich, which led to a battle of words extending into 1941. This series is now called the Friedrich–Finer debate, and concerns the relative merits of moral autonomy and instrumental democratic management. Finer favored the latter. He is also known for dedicating a year as research director at Tennessee Valley Authority and for a controversy with Frederick Hayek.
