Rameaus Nephew Dalemberts Dream by Denis Diderot Paperback Book 9780140441734

One of the key figures of the French Enlightenment Denis Diderot was a passionate critic of conventional morality society and religion Among his greatest and most wellknown works these two dialogues are dazzling examples of his radical scientific and philosophical beliefs In Rameaus Nephew the eccentric and foolish nephew of the great composer JeanPhilippe Rameau meets Diderot by chance and the two embark on a hilarious consideration of society music literature politics morality and philosophy Its companionpiece DAlemberts Dream outlines a material atheistic view of the universe expressed through the fevered dreams of Diderots friend DAlembert Unpublished during his lifetime both of these powerfully controversial works show Diderot to be one of the most advanced thinkers of his age and serve as fascinating testament to the philosophers wayward genius