The Enlightenment: An Interpretation. The science of freedom
- ISBN-10
- 0393313662
- ISBN-13
- 9780393313666
- Series
- The Enlightenment
- Category
- Philosophy
- Pages
- 705
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Author
- Peter Gay
Description
The second volume of Peter Gay's in-depth study of the dawn of the modern world—the Age of Reason.
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