Social justice fallacies

"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...

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Main Author: Sowell, Thomas, 1930- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Basic Books, 2023.
Edition:First edition.
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245 1 0 |a Social justice fallacies /  |c Thomas Sowell. 
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505 0 |a "Equal chances" fallacies -- Racial fallacies -- Chess pieces fallacies -- Knowledge fallacies -- Words, deeds and dangers. 
520 |a "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"--  |c Provided by publisher. 
650 0 |a Libertarianism. 
650 0 |a Social justice  |z United States. 
650 0 |a Progressivism (United States politics) 
651 0 |a United States  |x Politics and government  |y 21st century. 
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