The Enlightenment: The Science of Freedom

<em>The Science of Freedom</em> completes Peter Gays 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 Enlightenments critical method and its humane and libertarian vision.