Preliminary Discourse
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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. | + | |
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| - | 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}} | + | |
