Jacques Barzun vs. Denis Diderot
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Jacques Barzun
1907 – 2012
Jacques Martin Barzun was a French-born American historian known for his studies of the history of ideas and cultural history. He wrote about a wide range of subjects, including baseball, mystery novels, and classical music, and was also known as a philosopher of education. In the book Teacher in America (1945), Barzun influenced the training of schoolteachers in the United States.
"Barzun 100: Celebrating Jacques Barzun's 100th Year, blog with links"
Denis Diderot
1713 – 1784
Denis Diderot was a French philosopher, art critic, and writer, best known for serving as co-founder, chief editor, and contributor to the Encyclopédie along with Jean le Rond d'Alembert. He was a prominent figure during the Age of Enlightenment.
"The more man ascends through the past, and the more he launches into the future, the greater he will be, and all these philosophers and ministers and truth-tell…"
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