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Sixteen years after Rene 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. ANew York TimesNotable Book
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Descartes´ Bones, Russell Shorto
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- 2009
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- Title
- Descartes´ Bones
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Russell Shorto
- Publisher
- Random House LCC US
- Released
- 2009
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 336
- ISBN10
- 0307275663
- ISBN13
- 9780307275660
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, True Stories, Religion & Spirituality, Biographies, Religious Topics, Philosophical Topics, Science
- Rating
- 3.75 out of 5
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- Sixteen years after Rene 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. ANew York TimesNotable Book