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In general, children, like men – Quote by Denis Diderot

„In general, children, like men, and men, like children, prefer entertainment to education.“

Denis DiderotPhilosophical quote by Denis Diderot on the human tendency toward entertainment over education in children and men.
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Denis Diderot (1713 - 1784) was a French Enlightenment philosopher, writer, encyclopedist, and literary and art theorist.

This statement by Denis Diderot philosophically reflects the human inclination towards entertainment over education.


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Denis Diderot was a leading figure of the French Enlightenment. He is best known as the chief editor of the Encyclopédie, one of the most important works of the 18th century, and as a significant philosopher advocating reason, science, and skepticism towards dogma.

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