Denis Diderot
French Enlightenment philosopher writer and encyclopædist (1713–1784)
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.
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 Diderot, by Louis-Michel van Loo, 1767. | |
| Born | 5 October 1713 Langres, France |
| Died | 31 July 1784 (aged 70) Paris, France |
| Era | 18th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Encyclopédistes |
Main interests | Fatalism, atheism, political philosophy, materialism, determinism |
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Diderot died from pulmonary thrombosis in Paris, aged 70.
References
change- ↑ Jacques Smietanski, "Le Réalisme dans Jacques le Fataliste" (Paris: Nizet, 1965).
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