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Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
8 audio discs (9.25 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Since 1666, [Rene] Descartes' bones have been fought over, stolen, and sold--by adherents to both religious and scientific doctrine. But why? The answer lies in Descartes' legendary expression, 'I think, therefore I am,' which prompted the notion that knowledge can be found in facts, not church teachings. With that seemingly innocuous phrase, Descartes presented skepticism to the world--and profoundly changed the course of humankind."--Container....