Encyclopédie
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The Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, better known as the Encyclopédie, was a general encyclopedia published in France between 1751 and 1772, with later sup
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Extract from the frontispiece of the Encyclopédie (1772). It was drawn by Charles-Nicolas Cochin and engraved by Bonaventure-Louis Prévost. The work is laden with symbolism: The figure in the center represents Truth, surrounded by bright light (the central symbol of the Enlightenment). Two other figures on the right, Reason and Philosophy, are tearing the veil from Truth.
Fig. 3: "Figurative system of human knowledge", the structure that the Encyclopédie organized knowledge into. It had three main branches: memory, reason, and imagination.
Denis Diderot
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Denis Diderot was a French philosopher, art critic, and writer, best known for serving as co-founder, chief editor, and contributor to the Encyclopédie along with Jean le Rond d'Alembert. He was a pro
Portrait of Denis Diderot by Louis-Michel van Loo, 1767
N° 9 de la place dans le centre ville de Langres: in the background on the right side is Diderot's birthplace
Statue of Denis Diderot in the city of Langres, his birthplace