| Physical description |
xiv, 329 pages ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Pt. I. Patterns -- 1. The role of visions -- 2. Constrained and unconstrained visions -- 3. Visions of knowledge and reason -- 4. Visions of social processes -- 5. Varieties and dynamics of visions -- Pt. II. Applications -- 6. Visions of equality -- 7. Visions of power -- 8. Visions of justice -- 9. Visions, values, and paradigms. |
| Summary |
"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."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Subject |
Social values.
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Ideology.
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Visions.
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| Variant Title |
Ideological origins of political struggles. |
| ISBN |
9780465002054 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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0465002056 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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