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5 days ago · Denis Diderot [dəni didʁo] (* 5. Oktober 1713 in Langres ; † 31. Juli 1784 in Paris ) war ein französischer Abbé , Schriftsteller , Übersetzer , Philosoph , Aufklärer , Literatur - und Kunsttheoretiker [1] , Kunstagent für die russische Zarin Katharina II. und einer der wichtigsten Organisatoren und Autoren der Encyclopédie .
22 hours ago · For example, Diderot, who reported on the biennial exhibitions sponsored by the Academy in Paris, praised Jacques-Louis David’s (1748–1825) Oath of the Horatii (1784, Louvre Museum, Paris), a depiction of a 7th-century bce Roman legend, for its demonstration of patriotic sacrifice. Many of these moralizing narratives drew upon stories from classical antiquity, learned by artists trained at the French Academy in Rome (established in 1666) during a period of study sometimes called the ...
Jun 30, 2024 · Political Thought. Encyclopedic Liberty. by Denis Diderot and Jean Le Rond d’Alembert. Often described as the culmination of the French Enlightenment, the Encyclopédie was collected not only to serve as a comprehensive reference work, but to “change the way men think” about every aspect of the human and natural worlds.
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Jun 11, 2024 · Diderot, the Enlightenment philosopher and critic, is recognized now as an art critic of the first rank. His Essai sur la peinture (Essay on Painting, 1796) won him posthumous praise as a critic of painting technique and aesthetics.
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Jul 1, 2024 · One of the key figures of the French Enlightenment, Denis Diderot was a passionate critic of conventional morality, society and religion. Among his greatest and most well-known works, these two dialogues are dazzling examples of his radical scientific and philosophical beliefs.
6 days ago · noun. French philosopher who was a leading figure of the Enlightenment in France; principal editor of an encyclopedia that disseminated the scientific and philosophical knowledge of the time (1713-1784) synonyms: Diderot. see more.
Jun 20, 2024 · Jean-Baptiste du Val-de-Grâce, baron de Cloots was a radical democrat of the French Revolution who became a leading exponent of French expansionism in Europe. Born into a noble Prussian family of Dutch origin, Cloots went to Paris in 1776 and took part in the compilation of Denis Diderot’s.
