The Enlightenment: The Science of Freedom (Enlightenment an

ISBN: 0393313662

Author: Gay, Peter

Condition: new

The second volume of Peter Gay's in-depth study of the dawn of the modern world-the Age of Reason. The Science of Freedom completes Peter Gay's brilliant reinterpretation begun in The Enlightenment: The Rise of Modern Paganism. In the present book, he describes the philosophes' program and their views of society. His masterful appraisal opens a new range of insights into the Enlightenment's critical method and its humane and libertarian vision.