Pros And Cons Of Denis Diderot

Enlightenment existed around 18th Century, where a group of thinkers expressed their concern on issues affecting the society. During this period expressing ideas or propositions that were against the authority was termed as an offense by the existing regimes, which suppressed the freedom of expression, trade, toleration, press, reason and education. Some people like aristocrats were considered to be high society and enjoyed the social benefits such as high living standard, commanded respect, attended high- class social gatherings and lived in big cities like Paris or London. This way of way life raised much concerned with people of lower class like the workers because of the unfair treatment (Jacob, 2001).
Denis Diderot was a Philosopher,

who surfaced during the Enlightenment era. He was a great thinker who made great contributions through his works the collection of vast information about the size of the planet, the Encyclopedia, and his radical and revolutionary humanitarian thoughts that freed people’s minds and helped the transformation of the society. His ideas enable people to realize their human and social rights. He liberated people thinking which resulted to people challenging the existing political and social systems. Today Diderot’s ideas have been applied by political activists, politicians among other elites in constitutional changes, law implementations, community empowerment and also to fight for the human rights. For example the gender equality law in our society (Wilson, 1972).
His compilation of encyclopedia that covered various disciplines like science, religion, technology, and politics, has contributed to modern day innovations and creativity platform from his ideas. Scientists have invented more ideas citing his works as their source of the idea like the size of universe, shape and position of the other planets. Discoveries made as astronauts continue to venture into space. More so, technological innovations and other scientific findings have experimented and devices formulated to ease the human efforts (Wilson, 1972).
Knowledge has passed through learning institution about the ideas, and people have developed careers like lawyers and political scientist from his works of revolutionary. Dictatorial leadership eradicated and people given the freedom of expression. Political leaders debate on bills or laws affecting the citizens of the country before implementation. People have the freedom to demonstrate and force the governments to hid their demands without victimization. Free and fair elections are conducted after a period to allow people choose the leaders they prefer to rule them (Levack et al., 2011).
In his religious works, Diderot challenged the monarchy type of leadership, where leadership was inherited and servants treated as slaves. Nations around the world have eradicated such form of leaderships and chose their leaders based on merits. People have become believers and had the freedom to associate with any religion of their choice and can worship without discrimination. Diderot ideas of reason have freed people from slavery to freemen who determine their destiny (Jacob, 2001).
In conclusion, we acknowledge the great contributions of Denis Diderot in various disciplines, people's way of life has improved, social equality gained, national resource equally shared and social sanity achieved through revolutionary ideas. Great discoveries and development are reported around the world because of the platform he set (Levack et al., 2011).