Genre: | Politics & Government |
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Language: | English |
Paperback | |
ISBN13: | 9780060781514 |
ISBN10: | 0060781513 |
Pages: | 368 |
Dimensions: | 6.13 x 8.96 x 1.02 inches |
Weight: | 430.91 g |
Published: | February 08, 2011 |
Edition: | 2 |
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.