Preliminary Discourse to the Encyclopedia of Diderot

D'Alembert, Jean Le Rond

ISBN 10: 0226134768 / ISBN 13: 9780226134765

Published by University of Chicago Press, 1995

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Synopsis:

Preliminary Discourse to the Encyclopedia of Diderot expresses the hopes, dogmas, assumptions, and prejudices that have come to characterize the French Enlightenment. In this preface to the Encyclopedia, d'Alembert traces the history of intellectual progress from the Renaissance to 1751. Including a revision of Diderot's Prospectus and a list of contributors to the Encyclopedia, this edition, elegantly translated and introduced by Professor Richard Schwab, is one of the great works of the Enlightenment and an outstanding introduction to the philosophes.

From the Back Cover: With notable economy and vigor, Preliminary Discourse to the Encyclopedia of Diderot expresses the hopes, dogmas, assumptions, and prejudices that characterized the French Enlightenment. In this preface to the Encyclopedia, d'Alembert traces the history of intellectual progress from the Renaissance to 1751. Including a revision of Diderot's Prospectus and a list of contributors to the Encyclopedia, this edition, elegantly translated and introduced by Professor Richard Schwab, is one of the great works of the Enlightenment and an outstanding introduction to the philosophes.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Preliminary Discourse to the Encyclopedia of...
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication Date: 1995
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: good