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📘 A conflict of visions by Thomas Sowell

Thomas Sowell examines why political disputes that persist through centuries arise from fundamentally different assumptions about human nature. He explores how words like "freedom," "equality," and "rights" acquire divergent meanings under competing philosophical lenses. Drawing on the writings of Adam Smith, Edmund Burke, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Milton Friedman, Thomas Paine, Condorcet, George Bernard Shaw, John Kenneth Galbraith, and John Rawls, Sowell illustrates how these visions influence contemporary issues such as criminal justice, income distribution, and international policy. The book clarifies the logical foundations of each perspective, underscoring that the debate is not theoretical but central to everyday political life.

First publish date: 1987

Genre: Politics & Government/Political Theory

Authors: Thomas Sowell

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