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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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 D’Alembert’s Dream
language French
mainCharacter 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 D’Alembert’s Dream
setting an imagined dream of Jean le Rond d’Alembert

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Le Rêve de d’Alembert ("D’Alembert’s Dream")
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Denis Diderot
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Le Rêve de d’Alembert ("D’Alembert’s Dream")
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