Intellectuals and society

Intellectuals and society

by Sowell, Thomas

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Sowell unravels the world of intellectuals in order to illustrate an important social phenomenon: how the thinkers of a society mold that society, leaving an impact on people in every walk of life, even if these thinkers are basically unknown to the world at large.

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  • Full title :Intellectuals and society / Thomas Sowell.

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Sowell unravels the world of intellectuals in order to illustrate an important social phenomenon: how the thinkers of a society mold that society, leaving an impact on people in every walk of life, even if these thinkers are basically unknown to the world at large.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2011.
  • Edition:Rev. and enl. ed

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The Physical Object

  • Description:x, 669 pages ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780465025220, 0465025226, 9780465031108, 0465031102
  • oclc:ocn793503407
  • LC Classification:HM728
  • Dewey Decimal:305.5/52

Table of Contents

pt. 1. Introduction. Intellect and intellectuals ; Knowledge and notions -- pt. 2. Intellectuals and economics. "Income distribution" ; EEconomic systems ; Government and the economy -- pt. 3. Intellectuals and social visions. A conflict of visions ; Abstract people in an abstract world ; Arguments without arguments ; Patterns of the anointed -- pt. 4. Optional eality. Filtering reality ; Subjective truth -- pt. 5. Intellectuals and the law. Changing the law ; Law and "results" -- pt. 6. Intellectuals and war. The World Wars ; The Cold War and beyond -- pt. 7. Intellectuals and race. Disparities and their causes ; Race and intelligence ; Liberalism and Multiculturalism ; Race and cosmic justice -- pt. 8. An overview. Patterns and visions ; Incentives and constraints ; The influence of intellectuals.

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Subjects

Influence (Psychologie) Influence (Psychology) Intellectuals Intellectuels Intellektuella -- politisk verksamhet Opinion publique Public opinion

Writers

Sowell, Thomas

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