{"product_id":"preliminary-discourse-to-the-encyclopedia-of-diderot-paperback","title":"Preliminary Discourse to the Encyclopedia of Diderot - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJean Le Rond D'Alembert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRichard N. Schwab\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreliminary Discourse to the Encyclopedia of Diderot\u003c\/i\u003e expresses the hopes, dogmas, assumptions, and prejudices that have come to characterize the French Enlightenment. In this preface to the \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia, \u003c\/i\u003e d'Alembert traces the history of intellectual progress from the Renaissance to 1751. Including a revision of Diderot's \u003ci\u003eProspectus\u003c\/i\u003e and a list of contributors to the \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia, \u003c\/i\u003e this edition, elegantly translated and introduced by Professor Richard Schwab, is one of the great works of the Enlightenment and an outstanding introduction to the \u003ci\u003ephilosophes.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith notable economy and vigor, Preliminary Discourse to the Encyclopedia of Diderot expresses the hopes, dogmas, assumptions, and prejudices that characterized the French Enlightenment. In this preface to the Encyclopedia, d'Alembert traces the history of intellectual progress from the Renaissance to 1751. Including a revision of Diderot's Prospectus and a list of contributors to the Encyclopedia, this edition, elegantly translated and introduced by Professor Richard Schwab, is one of the great works of the Enlightenment and an outstanding introduction to the philosophes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.16 x 8.6 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 1995\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52586560487731,"sku":"9780226134765","price":61.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/9rmFrkmGil9780226134765.webp?v=1761620479","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/preliminary-discourse-to-the-encyclopedia-of-diderot-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}