"I Like Books, Congressman!"
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"I Like Books, Congressman!"
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Perhaps when you, like us, think about encyclopedias, you think of a dull set of books with unsatisfying entries that you used in middle school to make quick work of that “research” paper. In this episode, we realize that this doesn’t have to be the case; perhaps we were just looking at the wrong encyclopedias.
Join us as we explore the fascinating, subversive, and radically ambitious Enlightenment Encyclopedia by Diderot and d’Alembert. In many ways, it was more modern (with early hyperlinks!) than the encyclopedias we grew up with in the late 20th century. Along the way we get into a heated argument over what’s more exciting to collect, the initial idea of something or the fully realized product of that idea.
As usual, we would love to know your thoughts… Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at hello@rarebookchat.com
Enjoy the show!