Denis Diderot

Denis Diderot (1713–1784) was a leading figure of the French Enlightenment and the chief editor of the Encyclopédie. A philosopher, novelist and art critic, he championed reason, free inquiry and religious tolerance. Our articles look at his ideas and his place in the history of thought.
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Denis Diderot: Materialism, the Origins of Life, and the Continuity of Nature