A Conflict of Visions
Ideological Origins of Political Struggles
by Thomas Sowell
Recommended by Marc Andreessen and Rabbi Josh Yuter
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Recommended by 4 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Finance, and Politics.
In this classic work, Thomas Sowell analyzes 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. He describes how these two radically ...
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Rabbi Josh Yuter
“15. Two of Thomas Sowell's many brilliant books on how our current politics and culture came to be: A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles The Vision of the Anointed: SelfCongratulation as a Basis for Social Policy | @HPluckrose If you're starting, my favorite and recommended books of his are A Conflict of Visions and Quest for Cosmic Justice.”
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