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The Science of Liberty|Timothy Ferris

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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  • ISBN-13: 9780060781514
  • ISBN-10: 0060781513
  • Publisher: Harper Perennial
  • Publish Date: February 2011
  • Dimensions: 8.96 x 6.13 x 1.02 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.91 pounds
  • Page Count: 384

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