Le fils naturel

by Denis Diderot

la scène est à Saint-Germain-En-Laye. L'action commence avec le jour, et se passe dans un salon de la maison de Clairville. la scène est dans un salon. On y voit un clavecin, des chaises, des tables de jeu ; sur une de ces tables un trictrac ; sur une autre quelques brochures ; d'un côté, un métier à tapisserie, etc... ; dans le fond un canapé, etc.

85 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1757

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

[Alix · Rating 3 out of 5]

étonnant mais je rentre dans le fanclub de diderot maintenant

[Anya · Rating 3 out of 5]

moui

[Ahmad Ebaid · Rating 2 out of 5]

من بين الكتير , اخترتها لأقرأها باعتبار ديدرو أحد أهم فلاسفة التنوير و لكن قد خيب أملي قليلا , فلقد كانت اجتماعية على طراز الأفلام الهندي

[Tauan Tinti · Rating 5 out of 5]

A peça é meio, hm, bobinha, com as ferramentas da comédia (identidades trocadas etc.) a serviço não da graça, mas do melodrama - o que me parece ser novidade na época. A sugestão de troca de casais por conta de um amor proibido é resolvida primeiro pelo apelo à virtude e depois atropelada por revelações de identidades, com o tesão virando amor de irmão sem resto. Pois é.

Já as Entretiens sobre a peça são, de fato, impressionantes, divisoras de águas etc., aqui com a proposta do "gênero sério". Diderot falando sobre teatro (e romance e por aí vai) sempre vale a pena, e mesmo os seus enganos são importantes pra entender o que aconteceu desde então.