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About Denis Diderot
French philosopher, art critic, and writer
Denis Diderot was a French philosopher, art critic, and writer of the Enlightenment, best known as a co-founder, chief editor, and contributor to the Encyclopédie with Jean le Rond d'Alembert. He was a central figure in the intellectual life of eighteenth-century France. His work is closely tied to the Encyclopédie, the ambitious project that gathered knowledge across many fields and helped shape Enlightenment thought.
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Books by Denis Diderot
Jacques le fataliste et son maître
2008