{"product_id":"9780349140186","title":"Descartes' Bones","description":"Author: Russell Shorto\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780349140186\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 13 May 2014\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSixteen years after Ren 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDescartes' Bones \u003c\/i\u003eis a flesh-and-blood story about the battle between religion and rationalism that rages to this day.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47901046079646,"sku":"ING-9780349140186","price":40.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780349140186.jpg?v=1782352407","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780349140186","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}