01877nam a22002177a 4500 20260730142432.0 260730s2023 |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9781541603929 PK-LaUMT 320.011 SOW-S Sowell, Thomas 14512 Social justice fallacies / Thomas Sowell New York : Basic Books, 2023 vii, 201 p. Includes bibliographical references and index. "The quest for social justice is a powerful crusade of our time, with an appeal to many different people, for many different reasons. But those who use the same words do not always present the same meanings. Clarifying those meanings is the first step toward finding out what we agree on and disagree on. From there, it is largely a question of what the facts are. Social Justice Fallacies reveals how many things that are thought to be true simply cannot stand up to documented facts, which are often the opposite of what is widely believed. However attractive the social justice vision, the crucial question is whether the social justice agenda will get us to the fulfillment of that vision. History shows that the social justice agenda has often led in the opposite direction, sometime with catastrophic consequences. More things are involved besides simply mistakes. All human beings are fallible, and social justice advocates may not necessarily make any more mistakes than others. But crusaders with an utter certainty about their mission are often undeterred by obstacles, evidence or even fatal dangers. That is where much of the Western world is today. The question is whether we will continue on heedlessly, past the point of no return." -- Provided by publisher Eng Libertarianism 14513 Social justice-United States 14514 BK 141794 141794 0 0 0 0 01 01 2026-07-30 0 320.011 SOW-S 153643 2026-07-30 14:24:49 2026-07-30 BK