The Science of Liberty

Democracy, Reason, and the Laws of Nature

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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.
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Ferris, Timothy
Titel
The Science of Liberty
Uitgever
Harper Perennial
Jaar
2011
Taal
Engels
Pagina's
384
Gewicht
431 gr
EAN
9780060781514
Afmetingen
241 x 159 x 25 mm
Bindwijze
Paperback

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