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A Conflict Of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles

By Thomas Sowell

Book information

Publisher
Basic Books
Year
2002
ISBN
0465081428, 9780465081424
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
2 MB (2173577 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
304\309
Scanned
yes
Time added
2017-03-05 19:18:45
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Description

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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