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Descartes' Bones|Russell Shorto
Descartes' Bones : A Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason
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Sixteen years after Ren 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

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  • ISBN-13: 9780307275660
  • ISBN-10: 0307275663
  • Publisher: Vintage
  • Publish Date: August 2009
  • Dimensions: 7.98 x 5.28 x 0.69 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.7 pounds
  • Page Count: 336

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