Le Rêve de d'Alembert

by Denis Diderot

Le Rêve de d’Alembert
Denis Diderot, philosophe et encyclopédiste français (1713-1784)
Garnier, 1875-77

Ce livre numérique présente "Le Rêve de d’Alembert", de Denis Diderot, édité en texte intégral. Une table des matières dynamique permet d'accéder directement aux différentes sections.

Diderot est dans "Le Rêve de d’Alembert" au sommet du développement de ses théories matérialistes. Il expose sa théorie sur la vie et la nature. Il y indique que la matière n’est pas figée, et qu’au contraire, elle évolue : chaque espèce existante se transforme et donne naissance à une nouvelle espèce.

Liste des sections:
- 1. Présentation
- 2. Notice préliminaire
- 3. Entretien entre d’Alembert et Diderot
- 4. Le Rêve de d’Alembert
- 5. Suite de l’Entretien

Genres: Philosophy, Classics, 18th Century, France, French Literature

98 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1769

About the author

Work on the Encyclopédie (1751-1772), supreme accomplishment of French philosopher and writer Denis Diderot, epitomized the spirit of thought of Enlightenment; he also wrote novels, plays, critical essays, and brilliant letters to a wide circle of friends and colleagues.

Jean le Rond d'Alembert contributed.

This artistic prominent persona served as best known co-founder, chief editor, and contributor.

He also contributed notably to literature with Jacques le fataliste et son maître (Jacques the Fatalist and his Master), which emulated Laurence Sterne in challenging conventions regarding structure and content, while also examining ideas about free will. Diderot also authored of the known dialogue, Le Neveu de Rameau (Rameau's Nephew), basis of many articles and sermons about consumer desire. His articles included many topics.

Diderot speculated on free will, held a completely materialistic view of the universe, and suggested that heredity determines all human behavior. He therefore warned his fellows against an overemphasis on mathematics and against the blind optimism that sees in the growth of physical knowledge an automatic social and human progress. He rejected the idea of progress. His opinion doomed the aim of progressing through technology to fail. He founded on experiment and the study of probabilities. He wrote several articles and supplements concerning gambling, mortality rates, and inoculation against smallpox. He discreetly but firmly refuted technical errors and personal positions of d'Alembert on probability.

Reviews

[Marc Lamot · Rating 2 out of 5]

Reflections of very diverse nature, all in a creative package. Very noteworthy and especially prophetic, but sometimes very difficult writing.

[Vegard Hatteland · Rating 5 out of 5]

Til å være en faglig tekst har den gode litterære kvaliteter. En fornøyelse å lese

[Maxime · Rating 4 out of 5]

Il a pas tort mais je me suis endormie plusieurs fois en lisant

[Karl Stark di Grande Inverno · Rating 5 out of 5]

“L’uomo non è che un effetto comune, il mostro un effetto raro; tutti e due ugualmente naturali, ugualmente necessari, ugualmente nell’ordine universale e generale.”

Questa frase mi è rimasta in testa da quando la lessi sul retro di una copertina di un Librogame, tantissimi anni fa.
Finalmente sono riuscito a leggere il libro da cui ha avuto origine, e devo ammettere che Diderot è illuminante nelle sue spiegazioni: ti accompagna per mano in un susseguirsi di ragionamenti per spiegare con dovizia di particolari la sua visione dell'essere umano e della sua anima.
Il libro contiene anche uno pseudo-seguito scritto da Scalfari, che non aggiunge e non toglie nulla all'importanza del testo di Diderot, alcune note utili per meglio inquadrare l'autore ed il contesto storico, ed una breve ma gradevole appendice scritta dallo stesso autore.

[Ziad A. · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Franco Lualdi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Singolare saggio filosofico, antesignano nello sviluppo dei pensieri sulla specie umana; porta in scena un insolito dialogo che attraversa più di 2 secoli e che Scalfari è bravo nell'inserirsi a illuminare e concludere. Gioiellino.

[Madelyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

"C'est que nous ne dégraderions plus nos frères en les assujettissant à des fonctions indignes d'eux et de nous."

[igorcmoi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un peu de philo fun ça fait toujours plaisir !

[Lise Jean-Paul Platon · Rating 1 out of 5]

Højtragende filosofi, men som et digterværk ejer det intet poetisk. Kritiske til brokkende filosofiske dialoger, som i skrivestilen virker som om det er skrevet til uvidende om filosofi. Værket mangler limen, så det bliver bare en masse filosofiske termer der bliver sagt. Prætentiøst værk, selv dengang og den nye i filosofien vil skræmmes af alle de akademiske ord og mangel på sammenhængskraft.

[Maxyne.D · Rating 5 out of 5]

Une théorie matérialiste (tout est matière) amenée par le biais d'un dialogue agréable, qui rappelle le théâtre, même si le texte n'a pas été écrit pour la scène initialement.
Les théories de Diderot étaient si novatrices que ce manuscrit n'a pu être publié que bien après la mort de celui-ci.

[Andreas Larsen · Rating 5 out of 5]

mindblowing