A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political StrugglesBasic Books, 2007 M06 5 - 352 pages Thomas Sowell’s “extraordinary” explication of the competing visions of human nature lie at the heart of our political conflicts (New York Times) Controversies in politics arise from many sources, but the conflicts that endure for generations or centuries show a remarkably consistent pattern. In this classic work, Thomas Sowell analyzes this pattern. He describes the two competing visions that shape our debates about the nature of reason, justice, equality, and power: the "constrained" vision, which sees human nature as unchanging and selfish, and the "unconstrained" vision, in which human nature is malleable and perfectible. A Conflict of Visions offers a convincing case that ethical and policy disputes circle around the disparity between both outlooks. |
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... Struggles Thomas Sowell. RELATED BOOKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR The Vision of the Anointed The Quest for Cosmic Justice Knowledge and Decisions On Classical Economics A CONFLICT OF VISIONS Ideological Origins of Political Struggles Thomas.
... Struggles Thomas Sowell. RELATED BOOKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR The Vision of the Anointed The Quest for Cosmic Justice Knowledge and Decisions On Classical Economics A CONFLICT OF VISIONS Ideological Origins of Political Struggles Thomas.
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... APPLICATIONS 6: Visions of Equality 7: Visions of Power 8: Visions of Justice 9: Visions, Values, and Paradigms Notes Index xi 36 69 102 133 156 192 230 265 307 Preface to the 2006 Edition This is a revised edition C O N T E N T S.
... APPLICATIONS 6: Visions of Equality 7: Visions of Power 8: Visions of Justice 9: Visions, Values, and Paradigms Notes Index xi 36 69 102 133 156 192 230 265 307 Preface to the 2006 Edition This is a revised edition C O N T E N T S.
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... justice," "equality," and "power." Although this is in one sense a book about the history of ideas, it is also very much about our own times, for this conflict of visions is as sharply contested today as it has been over the past two ...
... justice," "equality," and "power." Although this is in one sense a book about the history of ideas, it is also very much about our own times, for this conflict of visions is as sharply contested today as it has been over the past two ...
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... of understanding the role of visions, William Godwin's Enquiry Concerning Political Justice (1793) may tell us more than Marx's Capital. Indeed, we may understand more of Marx's Capital after we have seen how The Role of Visions 5.
... of understanding the role of visions, William Godwin's Enquiry Concerning Political Justice (1793) may tell us more than Marx's Capital. Indeed, we may understand more of Marx's Capital after we have seen how The Role of Visions 5.
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... Justice in 1793 would hardly recognize man, as he appears there, as the same being who was described in The Federalist Papers just five years earlier. The contrast would be only slightly less if he compared man as he appeared in Thomas ...
... Justice in 1793 would hardly recognize man, as he appears there, as the same being who was described in The Federalist Papers just five years earlier. The contrast would be only slightly less if he compared man as he appeared in Thomas ...
Contents
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Visions of Knowledge and Reason 36 | 36 |
Visions of Social Processes 69 | 69 |
Varieties and Dynamics of Visions 102 | 102 |
APPLICATIONS | 131 |
Visions of Equality 133 | 133 |
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