Descartes' bones : a skeletal history of the conflict between faith and reason / Russell Shorto.

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  • Author(s): Shorto, Russell
  • Language:
    English
  • Publication Information:
    New York : Doubleday, c2008.
  • Publication Date:
    2008
  • Physical Description:
    xx, 299 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
  • Publication Type:
    Book
  • Document Type:
    Bibliographies; Non-fiction
  • Subject Terms:
    Faith; Reason
  • Subject Terms:
    Descartes, René, 1596-1650
  • Availability: 1 Holdings
  • Additional Information
    • Publication Information:
      First edition
    • Content Notes:
      The man who died -- Banquet of bones -- Unholy relics -- The misplaced head -- Cranial capacity -- Habeas corpus -- A modern face.
    • Notes:
      Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-287) and index.
      1
    • ISBN:
      9780385517539
      038551753X
    • Accession Number:
      2008001932
    • Accession Number:
      191758305
    • Accession Number:
      ccp.450667