Denis Diderot
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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| File:Denis Diderot 111.PNG 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.
Denis Diderot Media
- N° 9 de la place dans le centre ville de Langres.jpg
N° 9 de la place dans le centre ville de Langres: in the background on the right side is Diderot's birthplace
- Langres - Denis Diderot.jpg
Statue of Denis Diderot in the city of Langres, his birthplace
- Encyclopedie de D'Alembert et Diderot - Premiere Page - ENC 1-NA5.jpg
Title page of the Encyclopédie
- Un dîner de philosophes.Jean Huber.jpg
Le Dîner des philosophes painted by Jean Huber. Denis Diderot is the second from the right (seated).
- Diderot's travel from Paris to Saint Petersburg in 1773-1774 map-en.svg
Diderot's travel from Paris to Saint Petersburg in 1773–1774. The blue line marks the outward from 3 June 1773 until 9 October 1773, and the red line marks the return journey 5 March 1774 to 21 October 1774.
- Denis Diderot portrait.jpg
Dmitry Levitzky, Denis Diderot, 1773, Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva
- Jean-Simon Berthélemy - Bildnis eines Herrn mit der Büste des Denis Diderot.jpg
Jean-Simon Berthélemy, Young man admiring Denis Diderot's bust
- Diderot-statue.jpg
Monument to Denis Diderot in Paris, 6th arrondissement, by Jean Gautherin
References
- ↑ Jacques Smietanski, "Le Réalisme dans Jacques le Fataliste" (Paris: Nizet, 1965).
Other websites
Media related to Denis Diderot at Wikimedia Commons