false 3047 5 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, 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 opposed views have manifested themselves in the political controversies of the past two centuries, including such contemporary issues as welfare reform, social justice, and crime. Updated to include sweeping political changes since its first publication in 1987, this revised edition of <i>A Conflict of Visions</i> offers a convincing case that ethical and policy disputes circle around the disparity between both outlooks. 6913 1986 A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles total:134|5:77|4:34|3:18|2:4|1:1| 134 584 264 17 3 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Nov 15 23:16:30 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 19:59:22 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jul 08 13:13:23 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 13:13:43 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1991 Sun Feb 15 12:07:52 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 12:23:43 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 08:03:03 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 10:05:32 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jun 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 07:04:26 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 07:07:14 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Aug 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 13:34:26 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 06:44:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Apr 26 13:16:07 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 13:22:56 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 21:45:55 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 21:46:47 -0700 2009 4 1 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 11:26:11 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 11:27:15 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jan 23 08:46:18 -0800 2009 Sat Apr 11 22:59:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Oct 24 12:04:25 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 24 12:06:28 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Thu Oct 02 08:51:48 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 02 08:54:27 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu Mar 13 22:09:06 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 13 22:11:48 -0700 2008
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