La méthode des éléments de D'Alembert dans l'Encyclopédie

Véronique Le Ru : D'Alembert's Method of the Elements in the Encyclopédie. The method of the elements presented in the Encyclopédie article l'article Eléments des sciences (vol.V, pp.491-7) is the very expression of the theory of definition built up by D'Alembert from a reflection on his scientific practice. He defends, in this article, the idea that what is methodologically true for science is also true for art, that the same rules are valid for both and that there must be the same vigilance concerning the abuse of words. The aim here is to study, taking as a starting-point an example concerning the question of taste, the way in which D'Alembert tries to apply his method of elements to the field of art and not only to science

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