Denis Diderot, born 5 October 1713 and died 31 July 1784, was a French philosopher, art critic, and writer best known as co-founder, chief editor, and contributor to the Encyclopedie alongside Jean le Rond d'Alembert. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Denis Diderot (5 October 1713 - 31 July 1784) was a French philosopher, art critic, and writer, best known for serving as co-founder, chief editor, and contributor to the Encyclopedie along with Jean le Rond d'Alembert.
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The two were in substantial agreement on questions related to religion and philosophy.
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