Author: | Peter Gay | ISBN: | 9780307831453 |
Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group | Publication: | June 26, 2013 |
Imprint: | Knopf | Language: | English |
Author: | Peter Gay |
ISBN: | 9780307831453 |
Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
Publication: | June 26, 2013 |
Imprint: | Knopf |
Language: | English |
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.
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.