Descartes' Bones Comparative Religion " a state worse than

" a state worse than death because it is "unto" death

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represents the only path to moral and intellectual progress

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Descartes' Bones Comparative Religion " a state worse thanSixteen 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,