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'''Denis Diderot''' (1713-1784) was a French intellectual ("[[philosophe]]") and philosopher, and a major organizer and leader of the [[Enlightenment]].  A [[polymath]], he contributed in numerous disciplines, including philosophy, literature and art criticism.

'''Denis Diderot''' (1713-1784) was a French intellectual ("[[philosophe]]") and philosopher, and a major organizer and leader of the [[Enlightenment]].  A [[polymath]], he contributed in numerous disciplines, including philosophy, literature and art criticism.

==Encyclopédie==

==Encyclopédie==

He is best known for editing the ''[[Encyclopédie]]'', the great multi-volume French-language [[encyclopedia]] of scientific and social knowledge. He worked on it from 1748 to 1772, arranging for many of France's greatest experts to contribute to a comprehensive overview of knowledge at a very high level--much higher than today's well-known encyclopedias.

He is best known for editing the ''[[Encyclopédie]]'', the great multi-volume French-language [[encyclopedia]] of scientific and social knowledge. He worked on it from 1748 to 1772, arranging for many of France's greatest experts to contribute to a comprehensive overview of knowledge at a very high level—much higher than today's well-known encyclopedias.

==Philosophy==

==Philosophy==

* [http://books.google.com/books?as_q=&num=10&lr=&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_brr=1&as_pt=ALLTYPES&lr=lang_en&as_vt=&as_auth=diderot&as_pub=&as_sub=&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&as_isbn=&as_issn= main works of Diderot in English translation]

* [http://books.google.com/books?as_q=&num=10&lr=&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_brr=1&as_pt=ALLTYPES&lr=lang_en&as_vt=&as_auth=diderot&as_pub=&as_sub=&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&as_isbn=&as_issn= main works of Diderot in English translation]

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