Quote by Denis Diderot: “To be free, one must break the chains of prejudice and superstition.”

Diderot argues that true freedom isn't just political but intellectual. It requires freeing oneself from narrow-minded beliefs and irrational fears that limit thought and action, allowing for independent reasoning and personal liberation.

In the Encyclopédie, Diderot and his fellow philosophes aimed to enlighten people, challenging the prevailing dogmas of the Church and monarchy, advocating for reason and critical thinking as paths to liberation for society.

French philosopher and writer born in 1713, the chief editor of the Encyclopédie, one of the most ambitious intellectual projects of the Enlightenment. The Encyclopédie sought to gather and disseminate all human knowledge in one place and to challenge religious and political orthodoxy through reason. He was imprisoned for his writings attacking religion.