A Conflict of Visions
- Author Thomas Sowell
- Narrator Michael Edwards
- Publisher Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date 24 June 2005
- Run Time 7 hours and 9 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Society and culture: general.
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What to expect
Controversies in politics arise from many sources, but the conlficts that endure for generations or centuries show a remarkably consistent pattern.
In this book, which the author calls a "culmination of thirty years of work in the history of ideas," Sowell attempts to explain the ideological difference between liberals and conservatives as a disagreement over the moral potential inherent in nature. Those who see that potential as limited prefer to constrain governmental authority, he argues. They feel that reform is difficult and often dangerous, and they put their faith in family, custom, law, and traditional institutions. Conversely, those who have faith in human nature prefer to remove institutional and traditional constraints. Controversies over such diverse issues as criminal justice, income distribution, or war and peace repeatedly show an ideological divide along the lines of these two conflicting visions.
Critics Review
“Extraordinary…[Sowell] makes his case fairly, lucidly, and persuasively.”
“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.”
“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…An important contribution to our understanding of current social issues.”
| Author | Thomas Sowell |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Michael Edwards |
| Duration | 7 hours and 9 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9781481556897 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Blackstone Publishing |
| Genre | Society and culture: general |
| Availability | US |
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