A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles

Thomas Sowell's classic analysis of the opposing visions behind today's ethical and ideological disputes
Controversies in politics arise from many sources, but the conflicts that endure for generations or centuries show a remarkably consistent pattern. This revised edition of a classic analyzes the centuries-long debates about the nature of reason, justice, equality, and power. It distinguishes between those with the "constrained" vision, which sees human nature as enduring and self-centered, and the "unconstrained" vision, in which human nature is malleable and perfectible. A Conflict of Visions offers a compelling case that these opposing visions are behind the ethical and ideological disputes of yesterday and today.

• Discrimination and Disparities
• The Vision of the Anointed: Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy
• Intellectuals and Society
• The Quest for Cosmic Justice
• Wealth, Poverty and Politics
• Basic Economics
• Economic Facts and Fallacies, 2nd edition
• Black Rednecks and White Liberals
• Trickle Down Theory and Tax Cuts for the Rich
• Knowledge And Decisions