Russell Shorto Descartes' Bones (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Descartes' BonesCondition: NewSubtitle: A Skeletal History of the Conflict between Faith and ReasonISBN-10: 0349140189EAN: 9780349140186ISBN: 9780349140186Publisher: AbacusFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 05/01/2014Description: 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.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 200mmItem Length: 150mmItem Width: 23mmItem Weight: 236gAuthor: Russell ShortoGenre: Science Nature & MathType: Science & ReligionTopic: Philosophy & Spirituality, HistoryRelease Year: 2014 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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