Karam Abu Sahleh's "The Price of Enlightenment" delves into the profound complexities and unexpected consequences of the Enlightenment era, particularly through engaging dialogues with prominent German philosophers. This insightful work explores how the pursuit of reason and progress, while liberating in many respects, also introduced new challenges and dilemmas for modern society. Abu Sahleh meticulously unpacks the intellectual legacy of figures like Adorno, Horkheimer, and others, examining their critiques of rationality and their views on the dialectic of enlightenment. The book offers a critical perspective on the enduring relevance of these philosophical debates.