The Enlightenment: An Interpretation. The science of freedomW. W. Norton & Company, 1996 - 705 pages 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. |
Contents
Progress From Experience to Program | 56 |
The Uses of Nature | 126 |
The Science of Man | 167 |
The Emancipation of Art Burdens of the Past | 216 |
The Emancipation of Art A Groping | 249 |
The Science of Society | 319 |
The Politics of Decency | 397 |
The Politics of Experience | 448 |
Progress From Experience to Program | 597 |
The Uses of Nature | 610 |
The Science of Man | 622 |
The Emancipation of Art Burdens of the Past | 632 |
The Emancipation of Art A Groping | 650 |
The Science of Society | 659 |
The Politics of Decency | 669 |
The Politics of Experience | 675 |
The Politics of Education | 497 |
The Program in Practice | 555 |
GENERAL | 571 |
The Politics of Education | 690 |
The Program in Practice | 701 |
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The Enlightenment: An Interpretation. The Rise of freedom, Volume 2 Peter Gay No preview available - 1995 |
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