Descartes' Bones: A Skeletal History of the Conflict between Faith and Reason Audiobook

" An interesting look at how one man's life changed history and the battle over his bones centuries after his death. Some admire him, others despise him but he changed the world. "

" It read like an episode of the old science channel show Connections. Running through all the people and scientists who were involved with the remains of Descartes, connections were made with all the associated scientific discoveries of each individual discussed. Interesting read from a history of science perspective. "

" Well written and engaging. Took me quite a while as my interest came and went, but in that way a good one to have on the bedside table in conjunction with others. "

" Don't know why this book did not engage me. Only got half the way through. "

" kinda dry. "

" If you are a fan of Descartes this is a must read...sort of an introduction to the man before taking on the heavy texts. This book provides a quick view to society progress or regress (depent of your viewpoint) within the separation between religion and reason. "

" This is a truly fascinating book, and while at times it was tempting to put down I pushed through, and I am so very glad that I did. I love philosophy, and to see how philosophies are perceived in different times through something as iconic as Descartes skull is fascinating. "

" Learned something about the history of philosophy and science after Middle Ages. Subtitle: A skeletal history of the conflict between faith and reason. Author does not discount faith. "

" My suggestion is to read Descartes instead. This might have made a nice magazine article. "

" Pretty dry and dull. Somewhat informative, so I finished it. "

" Long on the peregrination of his bones, short on the history of the conflict between faith and reason, this is still a fascinating review of Descartes' legacy. "

" An interesting tale of how Descartes' bones wandered about Europe and were involved in the French revolution. Not as good a synthesis of the religious and scientific outlooks as the introduction suggested it would be, however. "

" If you are a fan of Descartes this is a must read...sort of an introduction to the man before taking on the heavy texts. This book provides a quick view to society progress or regress (depent of your viewpoint) within the separation between religion and reason. "

" I enjoyed this book, for its historic detail and surprising sense of humor. A very interesting digest of modernism, reason, and religion. I sort of loved it, and I feel smarter for having read it (note: big difference between feeling smarter and being smarter), but I've done my part. "

" April bookgroup. Not a quick read! It was an interesting book, very thought provoking, and there was a great discussion. This author also wrote The Island at the Center of the World, which I've been wanting to read for awhile now. "

" The fact that I didn't finish it should tell you something. "

" Who's buried in Descartes' tomb? Spoiler alert: not Descartes. I need to brush up on my philosphers. "

" The story of modern thought and philosophy "

" An interesting concept for a book: the historical search for the true skeleton of Rene Descartes, complete with lots of information about everything remotely relevant. Net effect, mostly boring. Recommended for hard-core fans of Cartesian philosophy and method. "

" Loved this! Descartes was the man. Seriously. "