Physical Description |
520 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Summary |
"A vivacious biography of the prophetic and sympathetic philosopher who along with Voltaire and Rousseau built the foundations of the modern world, and travelled as far as Russia to enlighten the Tsarina Catherine the Great. "-- Provided by publisher. |
Note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
The Abbot from Langres -- Leaving God -- A philosophe in prison -- The enlightenment bible -- The Encyclopédie hair shirt -- On virtue and vice -- On art : Diderot at the Louvre -- On the origin of species -- The sexologist -- On love -- A voyage to Russia, politics, philosophy, and Catherine the Great -- Last words : speaking to despots and American insurgents -- Walking between two eternities. |
Subject |
Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784.
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Philosophers -- France -- Biography.
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