The Science of Liberty: Democracy, Reason, and the Laws of Nature

by Ferris, Timothy
ISBN: 9780060781514
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In his most powerful book to date, award-winning author TimothyFerris makes a passionate case for scienceas the inspiration behind the rise of liberalismand democracy. Ferris showshow science was integral to the AmericanRevolution but misinterpreted inthe French Revolution; reflects on thehistory of liberalism, stressing its widelyunderestimated and mutually beneficialrelationship with science; and surveysthe forces that have opposed scienceand liberalism--from communism andfascism to postmodernism and Islamicfundamentalism. A sweeping intellectualhistory, The Science of Liberty is a stunninglyoriginal work that transcends theantiquated concepts of left and right.

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Ferris, Timothy
  • ISBN: 9780060781514
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.96 x 1.02
  • Number Of Pages: 384
  • Publication Year: 2011