A Conflict of Visions

Thomas Sowell’s “extraordinary” explication of the competing visions of human nature lie at the heart of our political conflicts ( New York Times ) 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 this pattern. He describes the two competing visions that shape our debates about the nature of reason, justice, equality, and power: the "constrained" vision,