MINIMUM WORDS ESSAY : 500
READ: pages xii–8 of Thomas Sowell’s A Conflict of Visions.
online: https://archive.org/details/thomas-sowell-a-conflict-of-visions-ideological-origins-of-political-struggles/page/n1/mode/2up
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
1. What is your personal reaction to anything in Chapter 1 of Sowell’s A Conflict of Visions? Is there a specific idea, sentence, or quotation that he uses that intrigues you? Is there something you reacted to in particular? Discuss your reaction, pointing specifically to the idea, sentence or quotation.
2. According to Sowell, what role do visions play in shaping individuals’ political and social ideas?
3. Discuss the significance of visions in understanding political debates and disagreements. How important is it to understand others’ underlying visions, such as Sowell suggests, when engaging with others’ ideas?