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