Denis Diderot – Ein funkensprühender Kopf

Dr. Werner Raupp

doi:10.5771/9783828875234

Summary

The French philosopher Denis Diderot is considered one of the most brilliant minds of the European Enlightenment. He became famous as the editor of the epochal "Encyclopédie" (1751-1772). He also made a name for himself as a publicist and writer, as a playwright, as a scholar of art and music, and finally as a pioneer of democracy. Schiller praised his ideas as "sparks of light", Nietzsche honoured him as the "first spirit of the new France". Werner Raupp combines a biography of the polymath with a mosaic of 100 of the philosopher's thoughts. In addition to short aphorisms, there are also longer reflections and excerpts from novels and letters, which are intended to inspire the reader to think. Werner Raupp studied philosophy, theology and modern history in Mainz and Tübingen. He works as a freelance author and teaches at colleges and universities. He is co-founder of the humanistic-philosophical study group 'Tusculum' and co-editor of the journal 'Aufklärung & Kritik'. The main focus of his work is modern intellectual history.

Keywords

Search publication

Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2024
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8288-4489-6
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8288-7523-4
Publisher: Tectum, Baden-Baden
Language: German
Pages: 208
Product type: Book Titles

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages I - VI
Einleitung No access Pages 1 - 2
1. Historische Hinführung No access
2. I. Von der Champagne nach Paris No access
3. II. Frühe Schriften No access
4. III. Die Encyclopédie – »Weltkarte der Erkenntnis« No access
5. IV. Kunst und Ästhetik No access
6. V. Natur, Mensch und Gott No access
7. VI. Diderot und sein Umfeld No access
8. VII. Der Schriftsteller No access
9. VIII. Der Vorkämpfer der Demokratie No access
10. IX. Die späten Jahre No access
11. X. Das »Flötenkonzert der Nachwelt« No access
1. I. Universalität des Wissens – die Encyclopédie No access
2. II. Von Philosophie, Aufklärung und Vernunft No access
3. III. Von der Natur und ihrem Schauspiel No access
4. IV. Von Gott und Religion No access
5. V. Von der Kunst und dem Schönen No access
6. VI. Von Freiheit, Menschlichkeit und Demokratie No access
7. VII. Von Glück und Tugend, Liebe und Leidenschaft No access
8. VIII. Vom flüchtigen Leben und vom Tod No access
– C – Bibliographie No access Pages 183 - 207
Dank No access Pages 208 - 208