Denis Diderot Quotes on Knowledge
Denis Diderot was a French Enlightenment philosopher, novelist, and art critic, and the chief editor of the Encyclopedie, a vast collaborative work that aimed to gather and propagate the rational knowledge of the age. This page collects quotes attributed to Denis Diderot on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Denis Diderot:
“Skepticism is the first step toward truth.”
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Attributed to Denis Diderot:
“The first step towards philosophy is incredulity.”
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Attributed to Denis Diderot:
“We are all instruments endowed with feeling and memory. Our senses are so many keys struck by the nature surrounding us, and which often strike themselves.”
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Attributed to Denis Diderot:
“Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory.”