Posted on 10/27/2008 10:11:21 AM PDT by rvoitier
Thomas Sowell describes the critical differences between interests and visions. Interests, he says, are articulated by people who know what their interests are and what they want to do about them. Visions, however, are the implicit assumptions by which people operate. This idea elevates to politics, where visions are either “constrained” or “unconstrained.”
Could listen to Dr. Sowell til the end of my days.
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Wow.
Gotta capture this...
Thomas Sowell for Sec Treas (only because he’s too old for Pres)!
I second that motion!!!
Thanks for posting.
Could listen to Dr. Sowell til the end of my days.
Alas, the good doctor is about 80 years old.And I am not exactly a baby myself. But if I'm still FReeping when the dolorous day of Dr. Sowell's passing comes, I will post the link to this thread from my bookmarks, which concludes:
Let's face it. There is not much pay-off to checking original sources.And so, good Doctor Sowell, if I'm still FReeping and learn of your passing then - at least here - you shall have it. All of that, and so much more . . .Once a minister was explaining to me the structure of his funeral orations. He said, "At this point, you are expected to say something good about the deceased. Now, Tom, if I were preaching your funeral, what would I say good about you at that point?"
He thought and thought -- for an embarrassingly long time. Finally, he said gravely: "In his research, he always used original sources."
I'll take that.
Enough of that - when do the other four parts of this interview come out? I can boast that I own a copy of A Conflict of Visions.
The interviewer seems to have done his homework before interviewing Dr. Sowell. As well any of us should . . .
Ping.
I learned more about political thought from this one book than I did in a year of college majoring in Political Science.
Thomas Sowell is a treasure.
THOMAS SOWELL VIDEO PING!
Thanks for the ping c_I_c.
FReepmail to be added to Sowell ping list.
I'm assuming the rest of the series with Dr. Sowell will be completed this week and will post links when I find them as I visit NRO-The Corner frequently.
Reading Visions of the Anointed, just the first two chapters explained so much of the Left's mindset--their belief in superiority to everyone else and dismissal of evidence of failed programs to abandon them.
I’d highly recommend reading the book (and everything else he’s written).
It gave me a lot of insight into why the left thinks like it does, and why it seems that anyone that has a certain position on issue X will have a predictable position on issue Y.
Sowell’s a national treasure. That said, I wish Sowell had talked more and the moderator had talked less...
I have; my copy of ACOV is loaned out to a co-worker at the moment.
I’ve worked to try to get everything he’s ever written.
“A Personal Odyssey” will give you sigificant insights into his journey from Marxist to libertarian economist; “A Man of Letters” is a romp into his correspondence.
And his masterwork, “Knowledge and Decisions” will blow you away. It wiped me out so badly I haven’t gone back to re-read it; I will not do so until I have a large chunk of time [like a week at the beach] to ruminate thereupon.
Sowell’s a national treasure. That said, I wish Sowell had talked more and the moderator had talked less...
I give the host full credit for having intelligent questions to ask, to bring out the meaning of an author who might not otherwise be prepared to give a speech about his book. Theoretically there will be more segments later . . .
Good point. I was going to say I'd 'give' you this one - but I believe your comment's right. Better than mine. The moderator did a great job.
My bias was I like reading Sowell because the easy way he crafts complex ideas. I don't want him "pinned down" I want the ideas to evoke more thoughts. I appreciate your comment.
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