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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

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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 · 27,577 ratings · 1,958 reviews · 2,392 distinct works • Similar authors

	Jacques the Fatalist 3.80 avg rating — 9,553 ratings — published 1796 — 432 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Nun 3.75 avg rating — 8,652 ratings — published 1796 — 376 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Neveu de Rameau 3.47 avg rating — 1,866 ratings — published 1805 — 201 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rameau's Nephew / D'Alembert's Dream 3.67 avg rating — 1,635 ratings — published 1769 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Supplément au Voyage de Bougainville 3.28 avg rating — 1,504 ratings — published 1773 — 90 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paradoxe sur le comédien 3.56 avg rating — 469 ratings — published 1820	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Indiscreet Jewels 3.45 avg rating — 388 ratings — published 1748 — 178 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lettre sur les aveugles 3.50 avg rating — 264 ratings — published 1749 — 67 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This is Not a Story and Other Stories by Denis Diderot, P.N. Furbank (Translator) 3.27 avg rating — 260 ratings — published 1773 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Histoire de Mme de La Pommeraye by Denis Diderot, Yvon Belaval (Editor) 2.99 avg rating — 209 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Denis Diderot (?)

“Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.”
― Denis Diderot

tags: freedom, monarchy, religion

448 likes

“From fanaticism to barbarism is only one step.”
― Denis Diderot, Essai sur le mérite et la vertu

tags: barbarism, fanaticism

158 likes

“All things must be examined, debated, investigated without exception and without regard for anyone's feelings.”
― Denis Diderot

tags: integrity, journalism, writing

148 likes

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August 2025 Old School Classics Poll

Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy, 1891, 518 pp

59 votes, 38.8%

Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton, 1911, 99pp

40 votes, 26.3%

Allan Quatermain by H. Rider Haggard, 1887, 204 pp

13 votes, 8.6%

The Nun by Denis Diderot, 1796, 240 pp

13 votes, 8.6%

The Subjection of Women by John Stuart Mill, 1869, 136 pp

13 votes, 8.6%

The Shepherd of the Hills by Harold Bell Wright, 1907, 285 pp

11 votes, 7.2%

The Land Of Cockayne by Matilde Serao, 1891, 369 pp

3 votes, 2.0%

152 total votes

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