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| '''''Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers''''' (that is, "Encyclopedia, or a systematic dictionary of the sciences, arts, and crafts") was an [[encyclopedia]] published in [[France]] between 1751 and 1766, with later supplements and revisions in 1772, 1777 and 1780 and numerous foreign editions and later derivatives. | '''''Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers''''' (that is, "Encyclopedia, or a systematic dictionary of the sciences, arts, and crafts") was an [[encyclopedia]] published in [[France]] between 1751 and 1766, with later supplements and revisions in 1772, 1777 and 1780 and numerous foreign editions and later derivatives. | ||
| - | Its introduction, the ''[[Preliminary Discourse]]'', is considered an important exposition of [[Age of Enlightenment|Enlightenment]] ideals. The ''Encyclopédie'''s self-professed aim was "to change the way people think." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007] | + | Its introduction, the ''[[Preliminary Discourse]]'', is considered an important exposition of [[Age of Enlightenment|Enlightenment]] ideals. The ''Encyclopédie'''s self-professed aim was "to change the way people think."{{GFDL}} |
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Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers (that is, "Encyclopedia, or a systematic dictionary of the sciences, arts, and crafts") was an encyclopedia published in France between 1751 and 1766, with later supplements and revisions in 1772, 1777 and 1780 and numerous foreign editions and later derivatives.
Its introduction, the Preliminary Discourse, is considered an important exposition of Enlightenment ideals. The Encyclopédie's self-professed aim was "to change the way people think."
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