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Denis Diderot
Denis Diderot (October 5, 1713 – July 31, 1784) was a French philosopher, art critic and writer. He was a prominent figure during the Enlightenment and is best known for serving as chief editor of and contributor to the creation of the Encyclopédie.
Diderot also contributed to literature, notably...
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Encyclopédie
Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers (English: Encyclopedia, or a systematic dictionary of the sciences, arts, and crafts) was a general encyclopedia published in France between 1751 and 1772, with later...
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- 1760
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- 1746
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Les bijoux indiscrets
The Indiscreet Jewels (French: Les bijoux indiscrets) is the first novel by Denis Diderot, published anonymously in 1748. It is an allegory that portrays Louis XV as the sultan Mangogul of the Congo who owns a magic ring that makes women's genitals ...
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- 1748
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Jacques le fataliste et son maître
Jacques the Fatalist and his Master (French: Jacques le fataliste et son maître) is a novel by Denis Diderot, written during the period 1765-1780. The first French edition was published posthumously in 1796. But prior to this it was known in Germany...
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- 1796
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Rameau's Nephew
Rameau's Nephew, or the Second Satire (French: Le Neveu de Rameau ou La Satire seconde) is an imaginary philosophical conversation written by Denis Diderot, probably between 1761 and 1772.
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Le Fils naturel
Le Fils naturel (English: The Natural Son) is a 1757 play by Denis Diderot. This play tells the story of Dorval, a young man of unknown parentage, who is welcomed into the family of Clairville and his widow sister Constance. Rosalie, Clairville's...
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Le père de famille
Le Père de famille (English: The Father of the family) is a 1758 play by Denis Diderot. In this play, Saint Albin, a young man, falls in love with Sophie, a poor young woman of unknown parentage. His father, the title character, is against the match...
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Lettre sur les aveugles à l'usage de ceux qui voient
In Letter on the Blind (French: Lettre sur les aveugles à l'usage de ceux qui voient), Denis Diderot takes on the question of visual perception, a subject that, at the time, experienced a resurgence of interest due to the success of medical...
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- 1749
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1773 1774 Vol. 13
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Héros et martyrs
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Ceci N'Est Pas UN Conte
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Éléments de physiologie
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Essais sur la peinture
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Diderot par lui-même
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natural son
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Maximes et Pensees
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Oeuvres : Tome 5
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Le Reve d'Alembert
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Ecrits sur la musique
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Biioux Indiscrets
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Confiseur
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Voyage en Hollande
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modèle anglais
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1759 1761 Vol. 3
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