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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 the two competing visions that shape our debates about the nature of reason, justice,... read more
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One of the curious things about political opinions is how often the same people line up on opposite sides of different issues.
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Preface
PART I: PATTERNS
1. The Role of Visions
2. Constrained and Unconstrained Visions
3. Visions of Knowledge and Reason
4. Visions of Social Processes
5. Varieties and Dynamics of Visions
PART II: APPLICATIONS
6. Visions of Equality
7. Visions of Power
8. Visions of Justice
9. Visions, Values, and Paradigms
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This book is in Oxford PPE UA Amp P Political Economy. (community list)
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- Thomas Sowell (Author)
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- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Political Science › Political Doctrines
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Sociology › Social Theory
- Books › Nonfiction › Philosophy › Social Philosophy
- Books › Nonfiction › Philosophy › Political
- Books › Nonfiction › Politics › History & Theory
- Books › History › World
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