The Enlightenment: The Science of Freedom

About this book

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.

Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN-13

9780393313666

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

Published

February 1, 1996

Pages

746

Weight

30.4 oz

Subject

History