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The Quest for Cosmic Justice - by Thomas Sowell (Paperback)

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  • This is not a comforting book -- it is a book about disturbing issues that are urgently important today and enduringly critical for the future.
  • About the Author: Thomas Sowell is a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institute and the author of A Personal Odyssey, The Vision of the Anointed, Ethnic America, and several other books.
  • 224 Pages
  • Political Science, History & Theory

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About the Book



This is not a comforting book but a book about disturbing issues that are urgently important today and enduringly critical for the future. "The Quest for Cosmic Justice" shows how confused conceptions of justice end up promoting injustice, how confused conceptions of equality end up promoting inequality, and how the tyranny of social visions prevents many people from confronting the actual consequences of their own beliefs and policies.



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This is not a comforting book -- it is a book about disturbing issues that are urgently important today and enduringly critical for the future. It rejects both "merit" and historical redress as principles for guiding public policy. It shows how "peace" movements have led to war and to needless casualties in those wars. It argues that "equality" is neither right nor wrong, but meaningless.
The Quest for Cosmic Justice shows how confused conceptions of justice end up promoting injustice, how confused conceptions of equality end up promoting inequality, and how the tyranny of social visions prevents many people from confronting the actual consequences of their own beliefs and policies. Those consequences include the steady and dangerous erosion of the fundamental principles of freedom -- and the quiet repeal of the American revolution.



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David Boaz author of Libertarianism: A Primer and editor of The Libertarian Reader No one should pronounce on justice or equality again without grappling with Thomas Sowell's powerful argument. In this book, reflecting a lifetime of wide-ranging research and careful reflection, Sowell makes us understand the difference between results and processes, between "cosmic justice" and traditional justice, between the rule of law and the power to do good. The ratio of insights to words in this book is remarkably high.

Jay Nordlinger National Review The burnished product of a lifetime of thinking, arguing, refining, and -- in essence -- getting it straight.

Judge Robert H. Bork In The Quest for Cosmic Justice Thomas Sowell once again displays his distinctive combination of erudition, analytical power, and uncommon sense.



About the Author



Thomas Sowell is a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institute and the author of A Personal Odyssey, The Vision of the Anointed, Ethnic America, and several other books. His essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Time, Newsweek, Forbes, and Fortune and are syndicated in 150 newspapers. He lives in Stanford, California.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.72 Inches (H) x 5.25 Inches (W) x .54 Inches (D)
Weight: .47 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 224
Genre: Political Science
Sub-Genre: History & Theory
Publisher: Free Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Thomas Sowell
Language: English
Street Date: February 5, 2002
TCIN: 76980668
UPC: 9780684864631
Item Number (DPCI): 247-09-0292
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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