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
Denis Diderot (1713-1784), one of the major writers in eighteenth-century French culture, was a leading figure among those criticizing established traditional o
This anthology features unabridged translations of Diderot's best work as a literary artist, including those writings that embody his most original and influent
In a dual biography crafted around the famous encounter between the French philosopher who wrote about power and the Russian empress who wielded it with great a