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Denis Diderot

Born

in Langres, France

October 05, 1713

Died

July 31, 1784

Genre

Philosophy, Fiction, Social Sciences

Influences

Voltaire, Aristotle, André-Marie Ampère, Jean le Rond d'Alembert, Baru ...more

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Work on the Encyclopédie (1751-1772), supreme accomplishment of French philosopher and writer Denis Diderot, epitomized the spirit of thought of Enlightenment; he also wrote novels, plays, critical essays, and brilliant letters to a wide circle of friends and colleagues.

Jean le Rond d'Alembert contributed.

This artistic prominent persona served as best known co-founder, chief editor, and contributor.

He also contributed notably to literature with Jacques le fataliste et son maître (Jacques the Fatalist and his Master), which emulated Laurence Sterne in challenging conventions regarding structure and content, while also examining ideas about free will. Diderot also authored of the known dialogue, Le Neveu de Rameau (Rameau's Nep ...more

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Average rating: 3.67 · 25,850 ratings · 1,733 reviews · 2,019 distinct works • Similar authors

	Jacques the Fatalist 3.80 avg rating — 9,116 ratings — published 1796 — 73 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Nun 3.74 avg rating — 8,019 ratings — published 1796 — 375 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Neveu de Rameau 3.46 avg rating — 1,748 ratings — published 1805 — 339 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rameau's Nephew / D'Alembert's Dream 3.67 avg rating — 1,591 ratings — published 1769 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Supplément au Voyage de Bougainville 3.29 avg rating — 1,411 ratings — published 1773 — 89 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paradoxe sur le comédien 3.55 avg rating — 448 ratings — published 1820 — 129 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Indiscreet Jewels 3.43 avg rating — 368 ratings — published 1748 — 177 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lettre sur les aveugles 3.51 avg rating — 239 ratings — published 1749 — 67 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This is Not a Story and Other Stories by Denis Diderot, P.N. Furbank (Translator) 3.27 avg rating — 245 ratings — published 1773 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Histoire de Mme de La Pommeraye by Denis Diderot, Yvon Belaval (Editor) 3.02 avg rating — 180 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.”
― Denis Diderot

tags: freedom, monarchy, religion

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“From fanaticism to barbarism is only one step.”
― Denis Diderot, Essai sur le mérite et la vertu

tags: barbarism, fanaticism

151 likes

“All things must be examined, debated, investigated without exception and without regard for anyone's feelings.”
― Denis Diderot

tags: integrity, journalism, writing

139 likes

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November 2024 Old School Classics Poll

The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, 1844, 625pp

70 votes, 35.2%

My Lady Ludlow by Elizabeth Gaskell, 1858, 240pp

39 votes, 19.6%

The Duel: by Joseph Conrad, 1908, 112pp

23 votes, 11.6%

Gösta Berling's Saga by Selma Lagerlöf, 1891, 368pp

19 votes, 9.5%

The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg, 1824, 272pp

17 votes, 8.5%

The Black Spider by Jeremias Gotthelf, 1842, 108pp

17 votes, 8.5%

Jacques the Fatalist by Denis Diderot, 1796, 304pp

14 votes, 7.0%

199 total votes

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