Descartes' Bones Comparative Religion the sudden turn at the

the sudden turn at the end

for this tale has elements of both

By confronting pain--real and imagined

represents the only path to moral and intellectual progress

and many others

Descartes' Bones Comparative Religion the sudden turn at theSixteen 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,