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A Conflict of Visions which Thomas Sowell published in 1987 and has always spoken of as his favourite book is a fantastic exploration of the exact type of historical trend exploration that I'm so fond of. While Sowell's verion of Unconstrained vision suffers somewhat from his Constrained vision bias it is not irreparably so and the whole book has become one of my favourites and one I know I'll be returning to for many years to come. In this episode we are going to review and give a summary of A Conflict of Visions. I hope you enjoy!
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Further Reading:
- Sowell, T., 1987. A conflict of visions: Ideological origins of political struggles
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⌛ Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
2:21 What is a Vision?
4:25 Constrained vs. Unconstrained: Human Nature
4:47 Constrained Human Nature
6:45 Unconstrained Human Nature
10:20 Unconstrained: Progress and Change
11:42 Constrained Progress: Progress and Change
15:15: Summary of the Constrained and Unconstrained Visions
16:56 An Attempt at Synthesis: A Developmental Perspective
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You have great competent content and not just educational it’s exactly the kind of meta analysis of philosophy that I want to hear not just endless introductions to thinkers but how they relate to each other comparatively not elementary . THANK YOU 🙏
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This is a brilliant, balanced commentary, well done once again…
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Fantastic! I've been listening to a lot of interviews with Sowell recently, and I find his perspective to be really interesting. Coming from a very liberal/progressive background it's been eye opening and challenging to my preconceptions about many things and has forced me to question my position on the political spectrum. I appreciate your unbiased overview (to the extent that anything can be unbiased) of both his basic position and the opposition. It's a good reminder that both visions in tension is really what we want rather than an excess of either one.
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Thank you for going over this, I've been really enjoying diving into Thomas Sowell's work. He's really opened my eyes to far more nuance on a variety of topics.
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I love the illustrations you chose to accompany your lectures.
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We all function on a continuum between our best and worst selves, and should circumstances require, our worst may be the better option.
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Courageous, creative and overall brilliant, as always.
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I've recently read this excellent book and, IMO, for what it's worth, this is very well done. One can't hear this distinction too often. Thanks. I'm subscribing. Thanks.
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Anything with Dr. Thomas Sowell I’m a fan of. Great video. Much blessings to you. 🙏🏾 I subscribed.
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This blew my mind, I'll be thinking about this for a month.
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You, Kane B, and Carneades are the best philosophy YouTubers when it comes to quality. Fantastic. I love the art in yours as well--i mean your writing and speaking
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Very pertinent, it's crazy how well these two visions fit with the debates in the philosophy of mind and cognition. Traditional reductionism with the constrained against traditional anti-reductionist functionalism with the unconstrained. Although I should mention, both vision entail an ontological hierarchy of simplicity. For those interested, contemporary cognitive neuroscience has departed from such dichotomy. Nowadays it is undergoing a Kuhnian revolution whereby every disciplines (or level of being) constrains the higher level properties, themseleved constrained by a plurality of suitably organized proper lower-level properties that realize them. No surprise it has embraced an egalitarian ontology to run away from this tug of war and is now geared towards a mechanistic integration of each level's explanatory power.
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Thank you. This is an excellent dissertation on the subject.
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Thank you for very enlightening video. I feel everyone need to hear this message, awesome job. 🔥🖤🌹✨🧚♀️
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Thinking vs I am.
“I think therefore I am.”
I know thinking through the I am. VS. I know I am through thinking. One is no better than the other. Nothing can be said other than “it goes on.”
“What can be said at all can be said clearly, and what we cannot talk about we must pass over in silence.” — Ludwig Wittgenstein
Thanks for the food for thought James. I’m going to sit in silence and let the vision rock on. Musicians are poets they are the ones who know it. The vision I’m talking about. But I can’t say anything. I love your channel. It splits my brain in half. But I can’t say that because my brain is already split in half.
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It's not that Sowell is biased against the unconstrained vision, it is that he is biased in favor of reason.
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Brilliant and well said treatment of the concepts of constrained & unconstrained visions. 👍 Thank you 🙏
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I am afraid that your characterisation of Sowell's "bias for the constrained vision" is a reflection of your own bias for the opposite. Much better to simply state which side he favours, and let us decide whether it is tainted by bias. Thanks for the video! I am thrilled that you accepted my recommendation.
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I don't know how I missed this channel and I am so happy Youtube suggested it to me. I have watched several videos already and really enjoy the insightful views. This channel is definitely a gem.
I read Dr. Sowell's book many years ago and didn't understand it at first. But it had a profound impact on my thinking all the same and remains my favorite of all of Dr. Sowell's work. As a liberal, I don't agree with his views on why people "choose" to be poor. I think he suffers from the failure to recognize his own cognitive biases while he exposes those of his opposition. He is a brilliant intellect, however, no doubt. I have to admit that my views have changed over time and that is the result of my recent readings in the field of neuroscience. I started off constrained, then switched to unconstrained, then gradually centered myself somewhere more in the middle (but still on the unconstrained side). Neuroscience has pointed out a few things that has informed my progression on this:
1) we are not born either good or evil, but with very plastic brains that have the capacity for both;
2) that capacity is subtly influenced by our genes but more profoundly influenced by our environment;
3) most actions people take are more reactions driven by complex processes within our brain, not from conscious thoughts and choices. We are not as "in control" as we want to believe we are;
4) our brain maintains its health through stability of its structure. Thus change is good, but it should be thoughtful, measured and slow. I believe that our societies and institutions, being a reflection of our "collective brains", should also change in the same manner.
5) It is easy to confuse Cause and Effect on this. Humans being "evil" is not a cause. It is an effect. Understanding how our brains produce potential reactions, how amygdala trigger/hijack works, and learning to be mindful, can change the result.
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💚 Patreon: patreon.com/thelivingphilosophy ☕ Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/thelivingphilosophy ⌛ Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 2:21 What is a Vision? 4:25 Constrained vs. Unconstrained: Human Nature 4:47 Constrained Human Nature 6:45 Unconstrained Human Nature 10:20 Unconstrained: Progress and Change 11:42 Constrained Progress: Progress and Change 15:15: Summary of the Constrained and Unconstrained Visions 16:56 An Attempt at Synthesis: A Developmental Perspectiv
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