Figurative System of Human Knowledge - The Tree of Diderot and D'Alembert

The Tree of Diderot and D'Alembert

"Detailed System of Human Knowledge" from the Encyclopédie.

  • Understanding
  • Memory.
  • History.
  • Sacred (History of Prophets).
  • Ecclesiastical.
  • Civil, Ancient and Modern.
  • Civil History, properly said.
  • Literary History.
  • Memoirs.
  • Antiquities.
  • Complete Histories.
  • Natural.
  • Uniformity of Nature. (see also Uniformitarianism)
  • Celestial History.
  • History.
  • of Meteors.
  • of the Earth and the Sea.
  • of Minerals.
  • of Vegetables.
  • of Animals.
  • of the Elements.
  • Deviations of Nature.
  • Celestial Wonders.
  • Large Meteors.
  • Wonders of Land and Sea.
  • Monstrous Minerals.
  • Monstrous Vegetables.
  • Monstrous Animals.
  • Wonders of the Elements.
  • Uses of Nature
  • Arts, Crafts, Manufactures.
  • Work and Uses of Gold and Silver.
  • Minting.
  • Goldsmith.
  • Gold Spinning.
  • Gold Drawing.
  • Silversmith
  • Planisher, etc.
  • Work and Uses of Precious Stones.
  • Lapidary.
  • Diamond Cutting.
  • Jeweler, etc.
  • Work and Uses of Iron.
  • Large Forges.
  • Locksmith.
  • Tool Making.
  • Armorer.
  • Gun Making, etc.
  • Work and Uses of Glass.
  • Glassmaking.
  • Plate-Glassmaking.
  • Mirror Making.
  • Optician.
  • Glazier, etc.
  • Work and Uses of Skin.
  • Tanner.
  • Chamios Maker.
  • Leather Merchant.
  • Glove Making, etc.
  • Work and Uses of Stone, Plaster, Slate, etc.
  • Practical Architecture.
  • Practical Sculpture.
  • Mason.
  • Tiler, etc.
  • Work and Uses of Silk.
  • Spinning.
  • Milling.
  • Work like.
  • Velvet.
  • Brocaded Fabrics, etc.
  • Work and Uses of Wool.
  • Cloth-Making.
  • Bonnet-Making, etc.
  • Working and Uses, etc.
  • Reason
  • Philosophy
  • General Metaphysics, or Ontology, or Science of Being in General, of Possibility, of Existence, of Duration, etc.
  • Science of God.
  • Natural Theology.
  • Revealed Theology.
  • Science of Good and Evil Spirits.
  • Divination.
  • Black Magic.
  • Science of Man.
  • Pneumatology or Science of the Soul.
  • Reasonable.
  • Sensible.
  • Logic.
  • Art of Thinking.
  • Apprehension.
  • Science of Ideas
  • Judgement.
  • Science of Propositions.
  • Reasoning.
  • Induction.
  • Method.
  • Demonstration.
  • Analysis.
  • Synthesis.
  • Art of Remembering.
  • Memory.
  • Natural.
  • Artificial.
  • Prenotion.
  • Emblem.
  • Supplement to Memory.
  • Writing.
  • Printing.
  • Alphabet.
  • Cipher.
  • Arts of Writing, Printing, Reading, Deciphering.
  • Orthography.
  • Art of Communication
  • Science of the Instrument of Discourse.
  • Grammar.
  • Signs.
  • Gesture.
  • Pantomime.
  • Declamation.
  • Characters.
  • Ideograms.
  • Hieroglyphics.
  • Heraldry or Blazonry.
  • Prosody.
  • Construction.
  • Syntax.
  • Philology.
  • Critique.
  • Pedagogy.
  • Choice of Studies.
  • Manner of Teaching.
  • Science of Qualities of Discourse.
  • Rhetoric.
  • Mechanics of Poetry.
  • Ethics.
  • General.
  • General Science of Good and Evil, of duties in general, of Virtue, of the necessity of being Virtuous, etc.
  • Particular.
  • Science of Laws or Jurisprudence.
  • Natural.
  • Economic.
  • Political.
  • Internal and External.
  • Commerce on Land and Sea.
  • Science of Nature
  • Metaphysics of Bodies or, General Physics, of Extent, of Impenetrability, of Movement, of Word, etc.
  • Mathematics.
  • Pure.
  • Arithmetic.
  • Numeric .
  • Algebra.
  • Elementary.
  • Infinitesimal.
  • Differential.
  • Integral.
  • Geometry.
  • Elementary (Military Architecture, Tactics).
  • Transcendental (Theory of Courses).
  • Mixed.
  • Mechanics.
  • Statics.
  • Statics, properly said.
  • Hydrostatics.
  • Dynamics.
  • Dynamics, properly said.
  • Ballistics.
  • Hydrodynamics.
  • Hydraulics.
  • Navigation, Naval Architecture.
  • Geometric Astronomy.
  • Cosmography.
  • Uranography.
  • Geography.
  • Hydrography.
  • Chronology.
  • Gnomonics.
  • Optics.
  • Optics, properly said.
  • Dioptrics, Perspective.
  • Catoptrics.
  • Acoustics.
  • Pneumatics.
  • Art of Conjecture. Analysis of Chance.
  • Physicomathematics.
  • Particular Physics.
  • Zoology.
  • Anatomy.
  • Simple.
  • Comparative.
  • Physiology.
  • Medicine.
  • Hygiene.
  • Hygiene, properly said.
  • Cosmetics (Orthopedics).
  • Athletics (Gymnastics).
  • Pathology.
  • Semiotics.
  • Treatment.
  • Diete.
  • Surgery.
  • Pharmacy.
  • Veterinary Medicine.
  • Horse Management.
  • Hunting.
  • Fishing.
  • Falconry.
  • Physical Astronomy.
  • Astrology.
  • Judiciary Astrology.
  • Physical Astrology.
  • Meteorology.
  • Cosmology.
  • Uranology.
  • Aerology.
  • Geology.
  • Hydrology.
  • Botany.
  • Agriculture.
  • Gardening.
  • Mineralogy.
  • Chemistry.
  • Chemistry, properly said, (Pyrotechnics, Dyeing, etc.).
  • Metallurgy.
  • Alchemy.
  • Natural Magic.
  • Imagination.
  • Poetry.
  • Profane.
  • Narrative.
  • Epic Poem
  • Madrigal
  • Epigram
  • Novel, etc.
  • Dramatic
  • Tragedy
  • Comedy
  • Pastoral, etc.
  • Parable
  • Allegory

(NOTE: THIS NEXT BRANCH SEEMS TO BELONG TO BOTH THE NARRATIVE AND DRAMATIC TREE AS DEPICTED BY THE LINE DRAWN CONNECTING THE TWO.)

  • Music
  • Theoretical
  • Practical (see also musical technique)
    • Instrumental
    • Vocal
  • Painting
  • Sculpture
  • Engraving

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