Denis Diderot (1713–1784) French Enlightenment philosopher and encyclopædist
“Conversation Between D’Alembert and Diderot”
D’Alembert’s Dream (1769)
“Most people think that shadows follow, precede or surround beings or objects. The truth is that they also surround words, ideas, desires, deeds, impulses and memories.”
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