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  1. 8. Sept. 2010 · Thomas Sowell: Intellectuals and Society. New York: Basic Books, 2009. 398 pp. $29.95. ISBN-10: 046501948X; ISBN-13: 978-0465019489. The respected conservative economist Thomas Sowell writes too gracefully and, well, economically to offer a more precise title for this book, such as Modern Intellectuals and Modern Democratic Regimes.

  2. Intellectuals and Society. This book review appeared in the Fall 2010 issue of The Independent Review. Thomas Sowell has written an insightful book, but Intellectuals and Society is riven by a fundamental tension. On the one hand, intellectuals wrongly view the free market as a zero-sum game. “Among the consequences of the economic illiteracy ...

  3. 6. März 2012 · In "Intellectuals and Society", Thomas Sowell 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. Ultimately, he shows how often intellectuals have been proved not only wrong, but grossly and disastrously wrong in their prescriptions for the ills of society.

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  4. Intellectuals and Society. Thomas Sowell. ReadHowYouWant.com, 2010 - Biography & Autobiography - 668 pages. 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.

  5. Intellectuals and Society is something of a summa of Sowell’s concerns over the last 40 years… The power of Sowell’s book owes to its concreteness. He has an enviable gift for showing that many of our social problems arise from the differences between ‘the theories of intellectuals and the realities of the world.’… this learned and thoughtful book demonstrates what its author ...

  6. 19. Dez. 2023 · Work Description. This is a book about intellectuals written for the lay person. Its purpose is to unravel the world of intellectuals in order to understand an important social phenomenon how the thinkers of our society mold that society, leaving an impact on people in every walk of life, even if they are basically unknown to the world at large.

  7. 6. März 2012 · In "Intellectuals and Society", Thomas Sowell 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. Ultimately, he shows how often intellectuals have been proved not only wrong, but grossly and disastrously wrong in their prescriptions for the ills of society.