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Jean le Rond d'Alembert Quotes on Truth

Jean le Rond d'Alembert was a French mathematician, physicist, and Enlightenment philosopher and the co-editor with Diderot of the Encyclopedie. This page collects quotes attributed to Jean le Rond d'Alembert on the topic of truth, drawn from across the philosopher's works.

Quotes

  • Attributed to Jean le Rond d'Alembert:

    “All the sciences flow into one another.”

  • Attributed to Jean le Rond d'Alembert:

    “Skepticism is the first virtue of the philosopher.”

  • Attributed to Jean le Rond d'Alembert:

    “Geometry is the truest of the sciences.”

  • Attributed to Jean le Rond d'Alembert:

    “The unity of human knowledge is the philosophical aim of the Encyclopedie.”