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Descartes' Bones: a Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason (Vintage) Reprint edition
Russell Shorto
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Descartes' Bones: a Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason (Vintage) Reprint edition
Russell Shorto
A New York Times Notable BookSixteen 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.
Media | Böcker Pocketbok (Bok med mjukt omslag och limmad rygg) |
Releasedatum | 25 augusti 2009 |
ISBN13 | 9780307275660 |
Utgivare | Vintage |
Antal sidor | 336 |
Mått | 134 × 203 × 18 mm · 317 g |
Språk | Engelska |
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