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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| D’Alembert’s Dream | 3 |
| Le Rêve de d’Alembert canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Le Rêve de d’Alembert Context triple: [Denis Diderot, notableWork, Le Rêve de d’Alembert]
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Le Neveu de Rameau
Le Neveu de Rameau is a philosophical dialogue by Denis Diderot that satirically explores morality, society, and genius through a conversation between a philosopher and the eccentric nephew of composer Jean-Philippe Rameau.
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Jacques le fataliste et son maître
Jacques le fataliste et son maître is an 18th-century philosophical novel by Denis Diderot that playfully explores fate, free will, and storytelling through the conversations and adventures of a servant and his master.
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Zadig
Zadig is a philosophical novella by Voltaire that follows the trials of a wise and virtuous Babylonian man to satirize society, religion, and the nature of fate.
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Les Écréhous
Les Écréhous is a small, largely uninhabited group of islets and rocks in the English Channel, lying off the coast of Jersey and known for its wildlife and scenic seascapes.
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Le Bonheur
Le Bonheur is a philosophical poetry collection by French poet and Nobel laureate Sully Prudhomme that meditates on the nature and pursuit of human happiness.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Le Rêve de d’Alembert Target entity description: 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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A.
Le Neveu de Rameau
Le Neveu de Rameau is a philosophical dialogue by Denis Diderot that satirically explores morality, society, and genius through a conversation between a philosopher and the eccentric nephew of composer Jean-Philippe Rameau.
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B.
Jacques le fataliste et son maître
Jacques le fataliste et son maître is an 18th-century philosophical novel by Denis Diderot that playfully explores fate, free will, and storytelling through the conversations and adventures of a servant and his master.
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C.
Zadig
Zadig is a philosophical novella by Voltaire that follows the trials of a wise and virtuous Babylonian man to satirize society, religion, and the nature of fate.
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D.
Les Écréhous
Les Écréhous is a small, largely uninhabited group of islets and rocks in the English Channel, lying off the coast of Jersey and known for its wildlife and scenic seascapes.
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E.
Le Bonheur
Le Bonheur is a philosophical poetry collection by French poet and Nobel laureate Sully Prudhomme that meditates on the nature and pursuit of human happiness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
literary work
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philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| author | Denis Diderot ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
continuity between animal and human life
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critique of dualism ⓘ emergence of consciousness from matter ⓘ material unity of living and non-living matter ⓘ role of sensation in knowledge ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Denis Diderot
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Doctor Bordeu ⓘ Julie de Lespinasse ⓘ |
| form | dialogue ⓘ |
| genre |
Enlightenment literature
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philosophy ⓘ |
| hasTitleInEnglish |
Le Rêve de d’Alembert
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
D’Alembert’s Dream
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| language | French ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jean d’Alembert
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surface form:
Jean le Rond d’Alembert
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| movement | French Enlightenment ⓘ |
| period | 18th century ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition |
defense of a materialist conception of life
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rejection of immaterial soul ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | materialism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
biology and physiology
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consciousness ⓘ determinism ⓘ mind–body problem ⓘ nature of life ⓘ sensibility of matter ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Le Rêve de d’Alembert
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
D’Alembert’s Dream
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| setting | an imagined dream of Jean le Rond d’Alembert ⓘ |
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Subject: Le Rêve de d’Alembert Description of subject: 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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