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[[Image:DenisDiderot.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
[[Image:DenisDiderot.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
'''Denis Diderot''' (1713-1784) was a French [[philosopher]] and leader of the [[Enlightenment]]. A polymath, he contributed in numerous disciplines, including philosophy, literature and art criticism. He speculated on [[free will]] and the attachment to material things.
'''Denis Diderot''' (1713-1784) was a French [[philosopher]] and leader of the [[Enlightenment]]. A [[polymath]], he contributed in numerous disciplines, including philosophy, literature and art criticism. He speculated on [[free will]] and the attachment to material things.
He is best known for editing a great multivolume French language [[encyclopedia]] of scientific and social knowledge known as "[[Encyclopédie]]". He worked on it from 1748 to 1772.
He is best known for editing a great multivolume French language [[encyclopedia]] of scientific and social knowledge known as "[[Encyclopédie]]". He worked on it from 1748 to 1772.