Descartes Bones A Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason
by [Shorto, Russell]
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Sixteen years after René Descartes' death in Stockholm in 1650, a pious French ambassador exhumed the remains of the controversial philosopher to transport them back to Paris. Thus began a 350-year saga that saw Descartes' bones traverse a continent, passing between kings, philosophers, poets, and painters.
But as Russell Shorto shows in this deeply engaging book, Descartes' bones also played a role in some of the most momentous episodes in history, which are also part of the philosopher's metaphorical remains: the birth of science, the rise of democracy, and the earliest debates between reason and faith. Descartes' Bones is a flesh-and-blood story about the battle between religion and rationalism that rages to this day.
A New York Times Notable Book
Product Details
- Knopf Doubleday Publishin Brand
- Aug 25, 2009 Pub Date:
- 9780307275660 ISBN-13:
- 0307275663 ISBN-10:
- 336.0 pages Paperback
- English Language
- 8 in * 0.76 in * 5.19 in Dimensions:
- 1 lb Weight:
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