Diderot and the art of thinking freely / Andrew S. Curran.

"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. Denis Diderot is often associated with the decades-long battle to brin...

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Main Author: Curran, Andrew S. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: New York : Other Press, [2019]
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505 0 |a 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. 
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