Descartes' Bones
| Autor: | Shorto, Russell |
|---|---|
| EAN: | 9780307275660 |
| Sachgruppe: | Geschichte |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 336 |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 25.08.2009 |
| Untertitel: | A Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason |
| Schlagworte: | History - General History |
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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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