Louis de Jaucourt belongs to the philosophical record as a figure whose arguments outlasted the disputes that prompted them.
The record lists Louis de Jaucourt as French philosopher (1704-1779).
Louis de Jaucourt was born at Paris in 1704. His recorded nationality is France. He studied at University of Cambridge and Leiden University.
Enlightenment argument moved philosophy into public life: it was now about government, rights and religion as much as metaphysics.
The recorded fields of work are encyclopedia and research and development.
Philosophy advances by objection: an argument matters if serious people spend years attacking it.
That the work was done from France matters: philosophical traditions, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Louis de Jaucourt died in 1779, aged 75. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Fields: encyclopedia and research and development
