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Descartes' Bones
Descartes' Bones: A Skeletal History of the Conflict between Faith and Reason | Russell Shorto
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A New York Times Notable Book 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. BONUS MATERIAL: This ebook edition includes an excerpt from Russell Shorto's Amsterdam.
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Vivlio_Gnosi
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Started reading this #nonfiction #history book.

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Vivlio_Gnosi
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Adding this #Nonfiction book to my #TBR stack for #NFNov
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Chelseapianista
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And no crisis is deeper than a crisis of belief.

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Still #currentlyreading & loving!

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jocelynsantiago
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If you're a history buff, this is the book for you. Russell Shorto traces how Rene Descartes' bones have impacted science, religion and everything in between throughout its voyages. #currentlyreading