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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


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: 3.66 · 29,632 ratings · 2,251 reviews · 2,549 distinct works • Similar authors
Jacques the Fatalist
3.79 avg rating — 10,101 ratings — published 1796 — 424 editions
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The Nun
3.76 avg rating — 9,429 ratings — published 1796 — 372 editions
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Le Neveu de Rameau
3.47 avg rating — 1,993 ratings — published 1805 — 364 editions
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Rameau's Nephew / D'Alember...
3.67 avg rating — 1,686 ratings — published 1769 — 23 editions
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Supplément au Voyage de Bou...
3.26 avg rating — 1,646 ratings — published 1773 — 90 editions
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Paradoxe sur le comédien
3.54 avg rating — 504 ratings — published 1820 — 5 editions
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The Indiscreet Jewels
3.43 avg rating — 410 ratings — published 1748 — 180 editions
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Lettre sur les aveugles
3.48 avg rating — 287 ratings — published 1749 — 68 editions
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3.23 avg rating — 276 ratings — published 1773 — 42 editions
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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
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“All things must be examined, debated, investigated without exception and without regard for anyone's feelings.”
― Denis Diderot
tags: integrity, journalism, writing
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August 2025 Old School Classics Poll

 
  58 votes, 38.7%

Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton, 1911, 99pp
 
  40 votes, 26.7%

 
  13 votes, 8.7%

 
  13 votes, 8.7%

The Nun by Denis Diderot, 1796, 240 pp
 
  12 votes, 8.0%

 
  11 votes, 7.3%

 
  3 votes, 2.0%

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