{"product_id":"a-conflict-of-visions-ideological-origins-of-political-struggles-9780465002054","title":"A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles","description":"\u003cb\u003eThomas Sowell's \"extraordinary\" explication of the competing visions of human nature lie at the heart of our political conflicts (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eControversies 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 this pattern. He describes 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. \u003ci\u003eA Conflict of Visions\u003c\/i\u003e offers a convincing case that ethical and policy disputes circle around the disparity between both outlooks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Sowell \u003c\/b\u003eis a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He is the author of dozens of books including \u003ci\u003eCharter Schools and Their Enemies\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2021 Hayek Book Prize. He is the recipient of numerous other awards, including the National Humanities Medal, presented by the President of the United States in 2003.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50590704206098,"sku":"9780465002054","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_57a7cf0b-e14c-4f79-9159-c13cfcf9ab06.jpg?v=1732080979","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-conflict-of-visions-ideological-origins-of-political-struggles-9780465002054","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}