Descartes' bones: a skeletal history of the conflict between faith and reason

The best-selling author of The Island at the Center of the World chronicles the more than three-hundred-year debate between religion and science as revealed through the long and momentous odyssey of the skeletal remains of French philosopher René Descartes, creator of the famous phrase "I think...

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Main Author: Shorto, Russell 1959- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York [u.a.] Doubleday 2008
Edition:1. ed.
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Summary:The best-selling author of The Island at the Center of the World chronicles the more than three-hundred-year debate between religion and science as revealed through the long and momentous odyssey of the skeletal remains of French philosopher René Descartes, creator of the famous phrase "I think, therefore I am."
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-287) and index
The man who died -- Banquet of bones -- Unholy relics -- The misplaced head -- Cranial capacity -- Habeas corpus -- A modern face
Physical Description:xx, 299 p., [8] p. of plates ill.
ISBN:9780385517539

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