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1. Denis Diderot - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Diderot
Description: WEBMain interests. Science, literature, philosophy, art [1] : 650. Signature. Denis Diderot ( / ˈdiːdəroʊ /; [3] 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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2. Denis Diderot | Biography, Philosophy, Works, Beliefs, …
Link: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Denis-Diderot
Description: WEBFeb 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 …
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3. Denis Diderot - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Link: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/diderot/
Description: WEBJun 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.
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4. Denis Diderot - World History Encyclopedia
Link: https://www.worldhistory.org/Denis_Diderot/
Description: WEBNov 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 …
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5. Denis Diderot summary | Britannica
Link: https://www.britannica.com/summary/Denis-Diderot
Description: WEBDenis 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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6. Biography of Diderot - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Link: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/diderot/bio.html
Description: WEBa period of intellectual ascent after 1749 as Diderot used the new financial stability and intellectual notoriety acquired through his supervision of the epochal Encyclopédie project to build a base for his mature career as an Enlightenment writer, critic, and philosophe;
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7. Denis Diderot | Encyclopedia.com
Link: https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/french-literature-biographies/denis-diderot
Description: WEBMay 18, 2018 · Paris, France. French playwright, philosopher, and novelist. The French philosopher (seeker of wisdom), playwright, and novelist Denis Diderot is best known as the editor of the Encyclopédie, a summary of information on all subjects that also questioned the authority of the Catholic Church.
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8. Denis Diderot - New World Encyclopedia
Link: https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Denis_Diderot
Description: WEBDenis Diderot (October 5, 1713 – July 31, 1784) was a French philosopher and writer, a prominent figure in what became known as the Enlightenment, and the editor-in-chief of the famous, Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers.
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9. Diderot, Denis (1713–1784) | Encyclopedia.com
Link: https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/diderot-denis-1713-1784
Description: WEBDenis Diderot, the French encyclopedist, philosopher, satirist, dramatist, novelist, and literary and art critic, was the most versatile thinker of his times and a key figure in the advancement of Enlightenment philosophy.
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10. Denis Diderot - Novels, Dialogues, Plays | Britannica
Link: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Denis-Diderot/Novels-dialogues-and-plays
Description: WEBThey write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Tankred Dorst (born December 19, 1925, Oberlind, Thuringia, Germany—died June 1, 2017, Berlin) German author whose experiments with theatrical forms, translations, and political plays and novels marked him as an original.