{"product_id":"9780307275660","title":"Descartes' Bones A Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason - Shorto, Russell","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eDescartes' Bones A Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason\u003c\/u\u003e by Shorto, Russell\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2009\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSixteen 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.\n\nBut 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.\n\n\n\n\u003cb\u003eA New York Times Notable Book\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eProduct image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2009","offers":[{"title":"Descartes' Bones A Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason \/ Very Good","offer_id":55119858630948,"sku":"9780307275660VG","price":7.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9951\/4148\/files\/public_5ca49f9b-472e-445d-b889-93674c489753.jpg?v=1781794069","url":"https:\/\/brookingsbooks.com\/products\/9780307275660","provider":"Brookings Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}