Denis Diderot
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Denis Diderot | |
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Born | Langres, France | 5 October 1713
Died | 31 July 1784 Paris, France | (aged 70)
Era | 18th-century philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Encyclopédistes |
Main interests | Fatalism, atheism, political philosophy, materialism, determinism |
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Denis Diderot (French: [dəni didʁo]; 5 October 1713 – 31 July 1784) was a French philosopher, art critic and writer. He was a known figure during the Enlightenment. He is best known for serving as co-founder, chief editor and contributor to the Encyclopédie along with Jean le Rond d'Alembert.[1] Born into a noble, Catholic family, in later years he rebelled, becoming an Atheist.
Diderot died from pulmonary thrombosis in Paris, aged 70.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Jacques Smietanski, "Le Réalisme dans Jacques le Fataliste" (Paris: Nizet, 1965).
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