Rameau's Nephew and D'Alembert's Dream — Denis Diderot
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'Rameau's Nephew and D'Alembert's Dream' brings together two of Denis Diderot’s most important philosophical dialogues of the French Enlightenment. In 'Rameau's Nephew', Diderot engages in a provocative conversation with the eccentric nephew of the composer Jean-Philippe Rameau, exploring morality, art, music, society and the relationship between genius and self-interest. 'D'Alembert's Dream' develops Diderot’s materialist philosophy through conversations involving the mathematician and philosopher Jean le Rond d'Alembert, considering matter, consciousness, nature and the origins of life. Both works combine philosophical argument with wit, satire and imaginative dialogue, revealing Diderot’s radical challenge to conventional ideas about religion, morality and human nature.
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Fair condition, wear to the cover.
Filed under: Classics, Philosophy