Description
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.
Author: Timothy Ferris
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 02/08/2011
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 8.96h x 6.13w x 1.02d
ISBN13: 9780060781514
ISBN10: 0060781513
BISAC Categories:
- Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects
- Science | History
- Political Science | Political Ideologies | Democracy