Vztah tvůrců Encyclopédie k Chambersovi a jeho Cyclopaedii

Abstract

From the beginning of the early modern period encyclopaedias gradually began to be organized differently in terms of their contents and their arrangement. In the 18th century many encyclopedic works were created and their format was gradually changing. This article represents a brief glimpse at the issue of the birth and function of encyclopedic works in the way they were approached by Ephraim Chambers in the Cyclopaedia (1728) and Denis Diderot in the Encyclopédie (1751). On their opinions on ordering of knowledge we can trace the shift, which is reflected in the differences of their understanding of the organization of knowledge, in their motivation and other factors.