The Science of Liberty
Download or Read eBook The Science of Liberty PDF written by Timothy Ferris and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-02-08 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Timothy Ferris |
| Publisher | : Harper Collins |
| Total Pages | : 386 |
| Release | : 2011-02-08 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780060781514 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0060781513 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Science of Liberty by : Timothy Ferris
Book excerpt: In his most powerful book to date, award-winning author Timothy Ferris makes a passionate case for science as the inspiration behind the rise of liberalism and democracy. Ferris shows how science was integral to the American Revolution but misinterpreted in the French Revolution; reflects on the history of liberalism, stressing its widely underestimated and mutually beneficial relationship with science; and surveys the forces that have opposed science and liberalism—from communism and fascism to postmodernism and Islamic fundamentalism. A sweeping intellectual history, The Science of Liberty is a stunningly original work that transcends the antiquated concepts of left and right.
