Denis Diderot – Letter on the Blind Deaf and Dumb 2012 Turkish Book Turkey
Denis Diderot – Letter on the Blind & Letter on the Deaf and Dumb (Körler Üzerine Mektup ve Sağır ve Dilsizler Üzerine Mektup) – Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları Turkish Edition (2012)
Description:
This Turkish edition of Letter on the Blind and Letter on the Deaf and Dumb (Körler Üzerine Mektup ve Sağır ve Dilsizler Üzerine Mektup) by Denis Diderot was published by Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları in 2012. Printed in Turkish, the volume brings together two of Diderot's most influential Enlightenment essays, exploring the relationship between perception, language, knowledge, and human understanding.
In Letter on the Blind, Diderot examines how sensory experience shapes our conception of reality, using blindness as a philosophical lens to question traditional ideas about perception, religion, and knowledge. In Letter on the Deaf and Dumb, he investigates the origins of language, communication, and thought, arguing that human cognition is deeply connected to sensory experience and expression. These pioneering essays anticipated later developments in psychology, linguistics, and epistemology.
Themes such as perception, knowledge, language, reason, empiricism, and human consciousness appear throughout the work. Combining philosophy with early scientific inquiry, the collection remains a landmark of Enlightenment thought and an important contribution to the philosophy of mind and human cognition.
Key Features:
• Author: Denis Diderot
• Original Title: Letter on the Blind & Letter on the Deaf and Dumb
• Turkish Title: Körler Üzerine Mektup ve Sağır ve Dilsizler Üzerine Mektup
• Publisher: Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: Turkish
• Format: Paperback
• Genre: Philosophy; Enlightenment Thought; Epistemology
• Subject: Perception, language, and the nature of human knowledge
• Literary Content: Philosophical essays
• Themes: Perception; Language; Knowledge; Consciousness; Empiricism; Reason
• Historical Focus: Eighteenth-century French Enlightenment
• Educational Value: Classic Enlightenment essays exploring the philosophical foundations of perception, communication, and human cognition
• Collector Appeal: Turkish edition of Denis Diderot's influential philosophical writings on sensory experience and the theory of knowledge