WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Encyclopédie, Ou Dictionnaire Raisonné Des Sciences, Des Arts Et Des Métiers, often referred to simply as Encyclopédie or Diderot’s Encyclopedia, is a twenty-eight volume reference book published between 1751 and 1772 by André Le Breton and edited by translator and philosopher Denis Diderot.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1751 Diderot co-created the Encyclopédie with Jean le Rond d’Alembert. It was the first encyclopedia to include contributions from many named contributors and the first to describe the mechanical arts.

Detailed explanation-3: -Denis Diderot was a French author and philosopher of the Enlightenment era. He is best known for his writing and publishing of the Encyclopedia, the world’s first book (installed in 28 total volumes) to compile all general human knowledge into one easily accessible and understandable location.

Detailed explanation-4: -Diderot both “discovered” materialism and anticipated one of its main problems – how to do justice to the difference between a living, working brain, embedded in society and culture, and a liver or a kidney.