Author: John Morley
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Category : Encyclopedists
Languages : en
Pages : 504

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Author: John Morley
Publisher:
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Category : Encyclopedists
Languages : en
Pages : 336

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Author: Andrew S. Curran
Publisher: Other Press, LLC
ISBN: 1590516702
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 529

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Best Book of the Year – Kirkus Reviews A spirited biography of the prophetic and sympathetic philosopher who helped build the foundations of the modern world. Denis Diderot is often associated with the decades-long battle to bring the world’s first comprehensive Encyclopédie into existence. But his most daring writing took place in the shadows. Thrown into prison for his atheism in 1749, Diderot decided to reserve his best books for posterity–for us, in fact. In the astonishing cache of unpublished writings left behind after his death, Diderot challenged virtually all of his century's accepted truths, from the sanctity of monarchy, to the racial justification of the slave trade, to the norms of human sexuality. One of Diderot’s most attentive readers during his lifetime was Catherine the Great, who not only supported him financially, but invited him to St. Petersburg to talk about the possibility of democratizing the Russian empire. In this thematically organized biography, Andrew S. Curran vividly describes Diderot’s tormented relationship with Rousseau, his curious correspondence with Voltaire, his passionate affairs, and his often iconoclastic stands on art, theater, morality, politics, and religion. But what this book brings out most brilliantly is how the writer's personal turmoil was an essential part of his genius and his ability to flout taboos, dogma, and convention.

Author: John Morley
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Category : Compromise
Languages : en
Pages : 336

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Author: John Morley
Publisher:
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Category : Encyclopedists
Languages : en
Pages : 572

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Author: John Morley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780810339873
Category : Encyclopedists
Languages : en
Pages :

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The encyclopédistes were a group of 18th-century writers in France who compiled and wrote the Encyclopédie, edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert. More than a hundred encyclopédistes have been identified. Many were part of the intellectual group known as the philosophes. They promoted the advancement of science and secular thought and supported tolerance, rationality, and open-mindedness of the Enlightenment.

Author: Denis Diderot
Publisher: Liberty Fund
ISBN: 9780865978546
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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This anthology of 81 articles is the first attempt to translate and collect the most significant political writing from the Encyclopédie (1751-1765). It includes every aspect of the ideas, practices, and institutions of Western political life.

Author: Stephen J. Gendzier
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 316

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Author: John Morley
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781022068193
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Morley's book is a detailed examination of the life and work of Denis Diderot, a prominent figure of the Enlightenment and the chief editor of the Encyclopédie, a groundbreaking encyclopedia of human knowledge. Through extensive research and analysis of Diderot's writings, Morley provides a nuanced portrait of this influential and controversial figure in 18th-century French intellectual history. This is an essential read for anyone studying the Enlightenment or the history of ideas. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author: John Morley
Publisher:
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Category : Encyclopedists
Languages : en
Pages : 392

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