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Langres, France

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Denis Diderot was a French philosopher, art critic, and writer. He was an important, but controversial figure during the enlightenment. He successfully shared his opinions on government, philosophy, and religion.

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Diderot's writing greatly influenced the questioning of religion, specifically Christianity, and the increase in scientific study. He wrote the Encyclopedia, which helped streamline important people, events, items, and inventions throughout history.

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                       Denis Diderot

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                       Denis Diderot

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Taya Brown Del Biaggio and Kaylynn Hardy

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"Only passion, great passion, can elevate the soul to great things."
He is saying that only if you are truly passionate about something can you come to a greater mental state.
"We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter."
Lies told about us that flatter us are greatly accepted, however truths that negatively reflect us are denied.

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He was the chief editor and author of the encyclopedia from 1774-1772. His purpose for writing them was "to change the general way of thinking" and to elaborate on topics such as government, philosophy, and religion. He was born into a Christian family but later became an atheist. The Roman catholic church opposed him because of his writing "Essay on the Merits of Virtue" which was ordered to be burned in public. He later spent three months in prison because of his work.

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Denis Diderot was born in Langres, France on October 5, 1713 and died on July 31, 1784 in Paris, France do to an autoimmune disease.