Notable plays include "The Test of Virtue" and "The Father of the Family", and his theories on drama advocating greater realism on the stage greatly influenced Gotthold Ephraim Lessing.
In 1751, he wrote "Letter on the Deaf and Dumb" which studied the function of language, while two years later he published "An Essay on Blindness" which advocated teaching the blind to read a century before Braille. Notable plays include "The Test of Virtue" and "The Father of the Family", and his theories on drama advocating greater realism on the stage greatly influenced Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. He wrote the philosophical treatise "D'Alembert's Dream" and collaborated with D'Alembert to compile a work which would bring out the essential principles and applications of every art and science. FTP, who is mainly known for "The Encyclopedie."
In 1751, he wrote "Letter on the Deaf and Dumb" which studied the function of language, while two years later he published "An Essay on Blindness" which advocated teaching the blind to read a century before Braille.
Denis Diderot