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Denis Diderot was born on October 5, 1713 and died on July 31, 1784. Diderot was a philosopher, writer and art critic during the Enlightenment period. He has written many different intellectual writings but was best known for his monumental role in producing the encyclopedia. Diderot received his education from the Jesuits and earned a Master’s degree. He was planning to pursue further education in legal studies but opted out and pursued writing instead.
Denis Diderot, the chief editor who led a joint nation team produced the encyclopedia. Throughout 1751 to 1772, a series of twenty-eight volumes of text and illustrations were produced. The plan according to Diderot is "to assemble the knowledge scattered over the face of the earth; to explain …show more content…

Last but definitely not least, to share all the information on how one would obtain that information or how a particular tool or mechanical device worked. The encyclopedia was written before this time but it was not until Diderot and the joint team wrote it that it became popular. The encyclopedia relates to the historical context because most of the subjects were written against religion and against local authorities such as the Catholic Church. Text and illustrations were constantly being filtered or censored but the knowledge still needed to get out to the public and did. Diderot and fellow writers of the encyclopedia are philosophers so they were able to share the views or theories on a variety of subjects and put them into the encyclopedia for the public to view and take in. Writing at the time was extremely important with regards to expressing thoughts, which would eventually lead to freedom of speech in …show more content…

The encyclopedia has changed over time but still has the same idea. The idea is to place a collection of information into one or volumes of text. In different ways and even the smallest ways, Diderot has changed the picture in western history. Whether it is a book full of information or if it is what eventually led to the freedom of speech, the encyclopedia changed history. Diderot and other philosophers at that time made a tremendous impact on expressing themselves even if it landed them in prison or

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