The Enlightenment: The Science of Freedom (Vol. 2) (Enlightenment an Interpretation) (v. 2)

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.