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Denis Diderot (/ ˈ d iː d ə r oʊ /; French: [dəni did(ə)ʁo]; 5 October 1713 – 31 July 1784) was a French philosopher, art critic, and writer, best known for serving as co-founder, chief editor, and contributor to the Encyclopédie along with Jean le Rond d'Alembert.
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Feb 27, 2024 · Denis Diderot, French man of letters and philosopher who, from 1745 to 1772, served as chief editor of the Encyclopedie, one of the principal works of the Age of Enlightenment. Diderot wrote novels, short stories, and plays as well as treatises on natural science.
- Robert Niklaus
Nov 29, 2023 · Definition. Denis Diderot (1713-1784) was a French author and philosopher known for his views which influenced the Enlightenment and his general editorship of the multi-volume Encyclopedia, often described as the ' Bible of the Enlightenment'. Diderot wrote his philosophical works using imaginative and witty literary techniques, which presented ...
- Mark Cartwright
Jun 19, 2019 · Yet Diderot’s philosophy pursued many more agendas and dimensions than Voltaire’s. He also left behind a corpus of philosophical writings that marks him out as arguably the most sophisticated of all the Enlightenment philosophes, and as one of the great philosophical thinkers of the eighteenth-century.
Born in 1713 in Langres, a middling cathedral town in central France about 300 kilometers southeast of Paris, Diderot began life with very little pointing him toward his future as a world renowned writer and intellectual.
Denis Diderot, (born Oct. 5, 1713, Langres, France—died July 31, 1784, Paris), French man of letters and philosopher. Educated by Jesuits, Diderot later received degrees from the University of Paris. From 1745 to 1772 he served as chief editor of the 35-volume Encyclopédie, a principal work of the Enlightenment.
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May 18, 2018 · Learn about the life and achievements of Denis Diderot, a French philosopher, writer, and editor of the Encyclopédie. Explore his views on science, religion, morality, and human nature in his essays, letters, and novels.
