Le Rêve de d’Alembert

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Le Rêve de d’Alembert is a philosophical dialogue by Denis Diderot that explores materialism, consciousness, and the nature of life through an imagined dream of the mathematician Jean le Rond d’Alembert.

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D’Alembert’s Dream 3
Le Rêve de d’Alembert canonical 2

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instanceOf literary work
philosophical dialogue
author Denis Diderot
countryOfOrigin France
exploresConcept continuity between animal and human life
critique of dualism
emergence of consciousness from matter
material unity of living and non-living matter
role of sensation in knowledge
featuresCharacter Denis Diderot
Doctor Bordeu
Julie de Lespinasse
form dialogue
genre Enlightenment literature
philosophy
hasTitleInEnglish Le Rêve de d’Alembert self-linksurface differs
surface form: D’Alembert’s Dream
language French
mainCharacter Jean d’Alembert
surface form: Jean le Rond d’Alembert
movement French Enlightenment
period 18th century
philosophicalPosition defense of a materialist conception of life
rejection of immaterial soul
philosophicalSchool materialism
philosophicalTheme biology and physiology
consciousness
determinism
mind–body problem
nature of life
sensibility of matter
relatedWork Le Rêve de d’Alembert self-linksurface differs
surface form: D’Alembert’s Dream
setting an imagined dream of Jean le Rond d’Alembert

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Denis Diderot notableWork Le Rêve de d’Alembert
Le Rêve de d’Alembert relatedWork Le Rêve de d’Alembert self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: D’Alembert’s Dream
Le Rêve de d’Alembert hasTitleInEnglish Le Rêve de d’Alembert self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: D’Alembert’s Dream
Doctor Bordeu appearsIn Le Rêve de d’Alembert
Doctor Bordeu appearsIn Le Rêve de d’Alembert
this entity surface form: D’Alembert’s Dream