The Enlightenment: The Science of Freedom (Enlightenment an Interpretation)
<p><strong>The second volume of Peter Gay's in-depth study of the dawn of the modern world―the Age of Reason.</strong></p><em>The Science of Freedom</em> completes Peter Gay's brilliant reinterpretation begun in <em>The Enlightenment: The Rise of Modern Paganism</em>. 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.