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portada intellectuals and society
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Physical Book
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Language
English
Pages
680
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
23.4 x 15.0 x 4.8 cm
Weight
0.70 kg.
ISBN
0465025226
ISBN13
9780465025220
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intellectuals and society

Thomas Sowell (Author) · Basic Books · Paperback

intellectuals and society - Sowell, Thomas

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Synopsis "intellectuals and society"

The influence of intellectuals is not only greater than in previous eras but also takes a very different form from that envisioned by those like Machiavelli and others who have wanted to directly influence rulers. It has not been by shaping the opinions or directing the actions of the holders of power that modern intellectuals have most influenced the course of events, but by shaping public opinion in ways that affect the actions of power holders in democratic societies, whether or not those power holders accept the general vision or the particular policies favored by intellectuals. Even government leaders with disdain or contempt for intellectuals have had to bend to the climate of opinion shaped by those intellectuals. Intellectuals and Society not only examines the track record of intellectuals in the things they have advocated but also analyzes the incentives and constraints under which their views and visions have emerged. One of the most surprising aspects of this study is how often intellectuals have been proved not only wrong, but grossly and disastrously wrong in their prescriptions for the ills of society -- and how little their views have changed in response to empirical evidence of the disasters entailed by those views.

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Jorge WhittakerFriday, March 25, 2022
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Excelente libro. Ojala se tradujera y tuviera más difusión de la que tiene, en especial en Hispanoamerica, ayudaria por lo menos un poco a no cometer los mismos errores una y otra vez

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