1. BY: Brandon Fonyam, Rhiannon Suarez, Victoria Troncoso, Mikhael Brown
Denis Diderot
BY: Brandon Fonyam, Rhiannon Suarez, Victoria Troncoso, Mikhael Brown

2. What he wrote
Best know for writing the encyclopedia, or Classified Dictionary of Sciences, Arts, and trades
Was a 28 volume collection of knowledge that he edited
Published between 1751 and 1772
According to him it was to “change the general way of thinking”

3. How the encyclopedia effected society
Became a weapon against the old French society
Many of the articles attacked religious superstition and supported religious toleration
The encyclopedia was sold to doctors, clergymen, teachers and lawyers
The encyclopedia spread enlightenment ideas