Diderot

Denis Diderot was an 18th-century French philosopher, writer, and encyclopedist, best known for co-editing the Encyclopédie. This massive project aimed to compile and transmit human knowledge, promoting reason, science, and critical thinking during the Enlightenment. Diderot believed in using reason to challenge traditional authorities and support progress and education. His work contributed to spreading ideas about freedom of thought, skepticism of dogma, and the importance of scientific inquiry, helping to lay the groundwork for modern humanism, secularism, and the scientific approach to understanding the world.