Descartes' Bones

A Skeletal History of the Conflict between Faith and Reason

Nonfiction, History, Modern, 17th Century, Science & Nature, Science, Other Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy
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Author: Russell Shorto ISBN: 9780385528375
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Publication: October 14, 2008
Imprint: Vintage Language: English
Author: Russell Shorto
ISBN: 9780385528375
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication: October 14, 2008
Imprint: Vintage
Language: English

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

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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

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