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Encyclopédie

Also known as Diderot's encyclopedia, Encyclopedie, Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, D'Alembert's encyclopedia

The , better known as the Encyclopédie (), was a general encyclopedia published in France between 1751 and 1772, with later supplements, revised editions, an index, and translations. It had many contributors, known among contemporaries as the Encyclopédistes. It was edited by Denis Diderot and, until 1759, co-edited by Jean le Rond d'Alembert.

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The Encyclopédie was a comprehensive general encyclopedia published in France from 1751 to 1772, edited by Denis Diderot and initially co-edited by Jean le Rond d'Alembert, with contributions from many scholars known as the Encyclopédistes. It matters because it was a major collaborative intellectual project of its time, followed by supplements, revised editions, indexes, and translations that extended its influence.

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Author: Denis Diderot
First published: 2001
Editions: 23
Subjects: General, Technology & Industrial Arts, Art, Design - General, French Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Illustrations

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Book.subject: General
Book.name: Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers
Book.image: Encyclopedie de D'Alembert et Diderot - Premiere Page - ENC 1-NA5.jpg
Book.image_size: 200px
Book.caption: Title page
Book.author: Numerous contributors (edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert)
Book.country: France
Book.language: Classical French
Book.release_date: 1751–1772
Book.genre: Reference encyclopedia
Book.publisher: André le Breton, Michel-Antoine David, Laurent Durand and Antoine-Claude Briasson
Book.native_wikisource: Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers
Book.orig_lang_code: fr

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Commons category: Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers
Commons gallery: Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers
publication date: 1772-00-00
title: Encyclopédie
number of parts of this work: 74000
subtitle: Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers

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Origins
Publication
Contributors
Compilation and sources
Contents and controversies
Structure
Overall scope
Religion
Politics and society
Technology
Influence
The ''Encyclopédie'' in relation to Wikipedia
Statistics
Quotations
See also
References
Citations
Bibliography
Further reading
External links

The Encyclopédie is most famous for representing the thought of the Enlightenment. According to Diderot in the article "Encyclopédie", the Encyclopédie aim was "to change the way people think" and to allow people to inform themselves. Diderot hoped the Encyclopédie would disseminate a vast amount of knowledge to the present and future generations. Thus, it is an example of democratization of knowledge, though the high price of the first edition especially (980 livres) prevented it from being bought by much of the middle class.