Lettre sur les aveugles à l’usage de ceux qui voient
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Lettre sur les aveugles à l’usage de ceux qui voient is an influential 1749 philosophical essay by Denis Diderot that uses the condition of blindness to explore perception, knowledge, and the nature of reality.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lettre sur les aveugles à l’usage de ceux qui voient canonical | 2 |
| Letter on the Blind for the Use of Those Who See | 1 |
| Lettre sur les sourds et muets | 1 |
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Target entity: Lettre sur les aveugles à l’usage de ceux qui voient Context triple: [Denis Diderot, notableWork, Lettre sur les aveugles à l’usage de ceux qui voient]
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Traité de la lumière
Traité de la lumière is a seminal 1690 scientific treatise that presents Christiaan Huygens’ wave theory of light, including the principle now known as Huygens’ principle.
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Honi soit qui mal y pense
"Honi soit qui mal y pense" is a medieval French phrase meaning "Shame on him who thinks evil of it," best known as the chivalric motto of England’s Order of the Garter.
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Lettres philosophiques
Lettres philosophiques is a series of essays by Voltaire that critically examine French society and institutions through comparisons with English political, religious, and intellectual life.
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Letters to a Frenchman on the Present Crisis
Letters to a Frenchman on the Present Crisis is a political pamphlet by Russian anarchist Mikhail Bakunin, written during the upheavals of the 19th century to analyze European revolutionary struggles and advocate radical social transformation.
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E.
Stances et poèmes
Stances et poèmes is a collection of lyric poetry by French poet Sully Prudhomme, reflecting his introspective and philosophical style that helped establish his literary reputation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Lettre sur les aveugles à l’usage de ceux qui voient Target entity description: Lettre sur les aveugles à l’usage de ceux qui voient is an influential 1749 philosophical essay by Denis Diderot that uses the condition of blindness to explore perception, knowledge, and the nature of reality.
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A.
Traité de la lumière
Traité de la lumière is a seminal 1690 scientific treatise that presents Christiaan Huygens’ wave theory of light, including the principle now known as Huygens’ principle.
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B.
Honi soit qui mal y pense
"Honi soit qui mal y pense" is a medieval French phrase meaning "Shame on him who thinks evil of it," best known as the chivalric motto of England’s Order of the Garter.
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C.
Lettres philosophiques
Lettres philosophiques is a series of essays by Voltaire that critically examine French society and institutions through comparisons with English political, religious, and intellectual life.
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D.
Letters to a Frenchman on the Present Crisis
Letters to a Frenchman on the Present Crisis is a political pamphlet by Russian anarchist Mikhail Bakunin, written during the upheavals of the 19th century to analyze European revolutionary struggles and advocate radical social transformation.
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E.
Stances et poèmes
Stances et poèmes is a collection of lyric poetry by French poet Sully Prudhomme, reflecting his introspective and philosophical style that helped establish his literary reputation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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philosophical essay ⓘ |
| addressesAudience | sighted readers ⓘ |
| author | Denis Diderot ⓘ |
| centuryOfPublication | 18th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| explores |
how different sensory conditions shape concepts
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how knowledge depends on the senses ⓘ |
| focusesOn | contrast between blind and sighted experience ⓘ |
| form | philosophical letter ⓘ |
| genre | epistolary essay ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| historicalContext | French Enlightenment ⓘ |
| influenced |
Enlightenment debates on empiricism
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discussions of disability in philosophy ⓘ later philosophy of perception ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | French Enlightenment literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
blindness
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epistemology ⓘ nature of reality ⓘ perception ⓘ sensory experience ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
critique of metaphysical certainty
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limits of human knowledge ⓘ relationship between sensation and understanding ⓘ relativity of perception ⓘ |
| notableFor |
challenge to traditional metaphysics through sensory variation
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early exploration of disability as philosophical resource ⓘ influence on later discussions of relativism of experience ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| philosophicalApproach |
empiricism
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materialism ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
philosophy of mind
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philosophy of perception ⓘ theory of knowledge ⓘ |
| philosophicalMovement |
Age of Enlightenment
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surface form:
Enlightenment
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| publicationYear | 1749 ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Lettre sur les aveugles à l’usage de ceux qui voient
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Lettre sur les sourds et muets
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| titleTranslation |
Lettre sur les aveugles à l’usage de ceux qui voient
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Letter on the Blind for the Use of Those Who See
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| usesAsExample | condition of blindness ⓘ |
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