French philosopher and writer who edited the Encyclopédie — the greatest publishing project of the Enlightenment — while simultaneously writing some of the most subversive and brilliant philosophical works of the 18th century.
The Encyclopédie (with d'Alembert): a complete systematization of human knowledge, structured by reason rather than theology — the physical embodiment of the Enlightenment. Rameau's Nephew: a dialogue of extraordinary originality — a meditation on genius, moral integrity, and social performance. The combination of popular Enlightenment journalism (Encyclopédie) with private radical thought (his unpublished works).
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