Devil take me if I really know what I am. As a rule my mind is as true as a sphere and my character as honest as the day: never false if I have the slightest interest in being true, never true if I have the slightest interest in being false. I say things as they come to me; if sensible, all to the...
Rameau's Nephew is wonderful. It's witty and funny, and except for a few incidental details, feels like a contemporary conversation. I was less enamored of D'Alembert's Dream, but it could be interesting from a history of science point of view. Still, I'm impressed by Diderot's range. What really co...