The Enlightenment: The Science of Freedom

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.

Author: Peter Gay
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 02/01/1996
Pages: 746
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.90lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.90d
ISBN: 9780393313666

About the Author
Gay, Peter: - Peter Gay (1923--2015) was the author of more than twenty-five books, including the National Book Award winner The Enlightenment, the best-selling Weimar Culture, and the widely translated Freud: A Life for Our Time.