
A Conflict of Visions
Ideological Origins of Political Struggles
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Narrado por:
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Michael Edwards
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De:
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Thomas Sowell
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"Extraordinary....[Sowell] makes his case fairly, lucidly, and persuasively." (New York Times)
"A provocative analysis of the conflicting visions of human nature that have shaped the moral, legal and economic life of recent times....His discussion of how these conflicting attitudes ultimately produce clashes over equality, social justice and other issues is instructive."(Publishers Weekly)
"The book builds a convincing case that ethical and policy disputes are ultimately based on the differences in these visions. It covers a wide variety of political, philosophical, and economic thought...[A]n important contribution to our understanding of current social issues." (Library Journal)
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Very often we find the same set of people lie on the opposite side on issues, be it economic, legal, military, social issues, and numerous other unrelated issues. This according to Sowell isn't a mere coincidence, but because these groups are reasoning from fundamentally different premises and have different views on human nature. i.e They have different visions of how the world works.
He broadly classifies these visions into two namely, 'Constrained' and 'Unconstrained' vision. The constrained viewpoint believes human nature is inherently flawed and can never be perfect. Thus compromises in society must be made taking into account these human flaws(eg - free market). In the unconstrained viewpoint, you believe that humans are inherently good, and flaws are attributed to social conditioning (eg - Affirmative action). Thus believes, society has the potential to become perfect through constant restructuring. It's these conflicting viewpoints to various degree dictate so much of ideological battles.
Through Sowell's other work it's evident that he leans more to the 'Constrained' camp, but in this book, he explains the two visions from a neutral perspective and doesn't push his opinion.
Would strongly recommend this to anyone interested in politics and psychology. It can be a bit tedious to read, thus I would suggest the Audiobook version.
Thought provoking
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Outstanding book, TERRIBLE narrator
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Excellent
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Brilliant book mediocre narrator
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Thomas Sowell Day!
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an important book
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Best explanation of what divides us
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Good points.
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That said, "A Conflict of Visions" isn't about right or left; just as there are big-government Democrats, there are big government Republicans. This book is about the constrained and unconstrained visions of how the world works.
Listen to it, and you may just gain some insights into yourself.
Thought provoking
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Very Insightful
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