Descartes´ Bones

Autori

• Russell Shorto

Parametri

• 336 pagine
• 12 ore di lettura

• Biografie e pensieri
• Esoterismo e religione
• Filosofia
• Saggistica
• Storia

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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

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2009

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