A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles

Sowell, Thomas

ISBN 10: 0465002056 / ISBN 13: 9780465002054

Published by Basic Books, 2007

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Title: A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins ...

Publisher: Basic Books

Publication Date: 2007

Binding: Paperback

Condition: New

Edition: Revised.

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Synopsis:

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.

About the Author:

Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He is the author of dozens of books including Charter Schools and Their Enemies, winner of the 2021 Hayek Book Prize. He is the recipient of numerous other awards, including the National Humanities Medal, presented by the President of the United States in 2003.