A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political StrugglesBasic Books, 05.06.2007 - 352 Seiten 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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... particular issues but also to wholly different meanings to such fundamental words as "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 ...
... particular issues but also to wholly different meanings to such fundamental words as "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 ...
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... particular vision may be the least aware of its underlying assumptions or the least interested in stopping to examine such theoretical questions when there are urgent " practical " issues to be confronted , crusades to be launched , or ...
... particular vision may be the least aware of its underlying assumptions or the least interested in stopping to examine such theoretical questions when there are urgent " practical " issues to be confronted , crusades to be launched , or ...
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... particular vision . Here a vision is a sense of causation . It is more like a hunch or a " gut feeling " than it is like an exercise in logic or factual verification . These things come later , and feed on the raw material provided by ...
... particular vision . Here a vision is a sense of causation . It is more like a hunch or a " gut feeling " than it is like an exercise in logic or factual verification . These things come later , and feed on the raw material provided by ...
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... particular vision— or by a particular conflict of visions . Where intellectuals have played a role in history , it has not been so much by whispering words of advice into the ears of political overlords as by contributing to the vast ...
... particular vision— or by a particular conflict of visions . Where intellectuals have played a role in history , it has not been so much by whispering words of advice into the ears of political overlords as by contributing to the vast ...
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... particular , were neither lamented by Smith nor regarded as things to be changed . They were treated as inherent facts of life , the basic constraint in his vision . The fundamental moral and social challenge was to make the best of the ...
... particular , were neither lamented by Smith nor regarded as things to be changed . They were treated as inherent facts of life , the basic constraint in his vision . The fundamental moral and social challenge was to make the best of the ...
Inhalt
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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 |
Visions of Power 156 | 156 |
Visions of Justice 192 | 192 |
Visions Values and Paradigms 230 | 230 |
Notes 265 | 265 |
Index 307 | 307 |
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A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles Thomas Sowell Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2002 |
A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles Thomas Sowell Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2007 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
According to Godwin According to Hayek Adam Smith Alexander Hamilton Antoine-Nicolas de Condorcet articulated rationality assumptions benefits Bernard Shaw capabilities causation centuries Chicago Press conceived concept Concerning Political Justice conclusions conflict of visions constrained and unconstrained crime economic Edmund Burke Enquiry Concerning Political equality evidence evolved example existing F. A. Hayek Federalist Papers freedom Historical Picture Hobbes human nature Ibid incentives individual inequality inherent intellectual and moral interests issues John Kenneth Galbraith Legislation and Liberty limitations locus of discretion logic Malthus man’s masses means Milton Friedman Moral Sentiments Myrdal P. T. Bauer particular principles property rights Reflections regarded Revolution in France role Ronald Dworkin rules seen simply social justice social processes social results social visions society specific surrogate decision-makers systemic processes Theory of Moral Third World Thomas Sowell trade-off tradition Tribe unconstrained vision University of Chicago value premises vision of human William Godwin York
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 38 - We are afraid to put men to live and trade each on his own private stock of reason ; because we suspect that this stock in each man is small, and that the individuals would do better to avail themselves of the general bank and capital of nations, and of ages.
Seite 299 - I do not doubt for a moment that by the same reasoning that would justify punishing persuasion to murder, the United States constitutionally may punish speech that produces or is intended to produce a clear and imminent danger that it will bring about forthwith certain substantive evils that the United States constitutionally may seek to prevent.
Seite 26 - It may be a reflection on human nature that such devices should be necessary to control the abuses of government. But what is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were angels, no government would be necessary...
Seite 72 - I should tell you that in my course I have known and, according to my measure, have cooperated with great men; and I have never yet seen any plan which has not been mended by the observations of those who were much inferior in understanding to the person who took the lead in the business.
Seite 83 - To avoid therefore the evils of inconstancy and versatility, ten thousand times worse than those of obstinacy and the blindest prejudice, we have consecrated the state, that no man should approach to look into its defects or corruptions but with due caution; that he should never dream of beginning its reformation by its subversion; that he should approach to the faults of the state as to the wounds of a father, with pious awe and trembling...
Seite 122 - It is not so with the Distribution of Wealth. That is a matter of human institution solely. The things once there, mankind, individually or collectively, can do with them as they like.
Seite 192 - Justice is the first virtue of social institutions, as truth is of systems of thought. A theory however elegant and economical must be rejected or revised if it is untrue; likewise laws and institutions no matter how efficient and well arranged must be reformed or abolished if they are unjust.
Seite 115 - ... after the productive forces have also increased with the all-round development of the individual, and all the springs of cooperative wealth flow more abundantly...
Seite 21 - People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices.
Seite 46 - The statesman, who should attempt to direct private people in what manner they ought to employ their capitals, would not only load himself with a most unnecessary attention, but assume an authority which could safely be trusted, not only to no single person, but to no council or senate whatever, and which would nowhere be so dangerous as in the hands of a man who had folly and presumption enough to fancy himself fit to exercise it.
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