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.
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The second volume of Peter Gay's in-depth study of the dawn of the modern world—the Age of Reason.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780393313666
Publisert
1996-02-28
Utgiver
Vendor
Ww Norton & Co
Vekt
935 gr
Høyde
208 mm
Bredde
140 mm
Dybde
36 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
746

Forfatter

Biographical note

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.