Discours préliminaire de l’Encyclopédie
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Discours préliminaire de l’Encyclopédie is the famous introductory essay to Diderot and d’Alembert’s Encyclopédie, laying out Enlightenment principles of reason, knowledge classification, and intellectual progress.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Discours préliminaire de l’Encyclopédie canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Discours préliminaire de l’Encyclopédie Context triple: [Jean d’Alembert, notableWork, Discours préliminaire de l’Encyclopédie]
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Encyclopédie
The Encyclopédie was an influential 18th-century French reference work edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d’Alembert that sought to compile and disseminate Enlightenment knowledge, science, and philosophy.
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Discourse on the Arts and Sciences
Discourse on the Arts and Sciences is an influential 1750 philosophical essay by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that argues the progress of arts and sciences has corrupted human morality rather than improved it.
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Essai sur les mœurs et l’esprit des nations
Essai sur les mœurs et l’esprit des nations is a major historical and philosophical work by Voltaire that surveys world history to critique religious intolerance and promote Enlightenment ideals.
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Reflections on the Revolution in France
Reflections on the Revolution in France is a 1790 political treatise by Edmund Burke that offers a seminal conservative critique of the French Revolution and defense of traditional institutions.
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E.
El siglo de las luces
El siglo de las luces is a landmark historical novel by Cuban writer Alejo Carpentier that explores the impact of the French Revolution in the Caribbean through his signature blend of baroque style and magical realism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Discours préliminaire de l’Encyclopédie Target entity description: Discours préliminaire de l’Encyclopédie is the famous introductory essay to Diderot and d’Alembert’s Encyclopédie, laying out Enlightenment principles of reason, knowledge classification, and intellectual progress.
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A.
Encyclopédie
The Encyclopédie was an influential 18th-century French reference work edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d’Alembert that sought to compile and disseminate Enlightenment knowledge, science, and philosophy.
-
B.
Discourse on the Arts and Sciences
Discourse on the Arts and Sciences is an influential 1750 philosophical essay by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that argues the progress of arts and sciences has corrupted human morality rather than improved it.
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C.
Essai sur les mœurs et l’esprit des nations
Essai sur les mœurs et l’esprit des nations is a major historical and philosophical work by Voltaire that surveys world history to critique religious intolerance and promote Enlightenment ideals.
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D.
Reflections on the Revolution in France
Reflections on the Revolution in France is a 1790 political treatise by Edmund Burke that offers a seminal conservative critique of the French Revolution and defense of traditional institutions.
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E.
El siglo de las luces
El siglo de las luces is a landmark historical novel by Cuban writer Alejo Carpentier that explores the impact of the French Revolution in the Caribbean through his signature blend of baroque style and magical realism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Enlightenment work
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introductory text ⓘ philosophical essay ⓘ |
| addresses |
history of human knowledge
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organization of arts and crafts ⓘ relationship between philosophy and science ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
explain the organization of the Encyclopédie
ⓘ
justify the Encyclopédie project ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Denis Diderot
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Encyclopédistes ⓘ |
| author |
Jean d’Alembert
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surface form:
Jean Le Rond d’Alembert
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| circulation | printed in the first volume of the Encyclopédie ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| describes | tree of knowledge ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
interconnection of disciplines
ⓘ
practical application of knowledge ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophical introduction
ⓘ
programmatic manifesto ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Ancien Régime
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surface form:
Ancien Régime France
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| influenced |
later encyclopedic projects
ⓘ
modern philosophy of knowledge ⓘ |
| intellectualTradition | French Enlightenment ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| legacy |
canonical text of Enlightenment thought
ⓘ
reference work in intellectual history ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
classification of human knowledge
ⓘ
critique of traditional authority ⓘ intellectual progress ⓘ role of reason ⓘ |
| movement |
French Enlightenment
ⓘ
surface form:
Enlightenment
|
| opposes |
dogmatic theology in intellectual life
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scholasticism ⓘ |
| partOf |
Encyclopédie
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surface form:
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers
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| philosophicalCurrent |
empiricism
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rationalism ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
critique of superstition
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progress of the human mind ⓘ unity of the sciences ⓘ usefulness of knowledge ⓘ |
| supportsConcept |
freedom of thought
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scientific method ⓘ secular knowledge ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
contributors and readers of the Encyclopédie
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learned public ⓘ |
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