Charles, Shelly <br/><br/>
Putting oneself in the shoes of a villain: Diderot and the Lovelace paradox 

 -  2026.<br/>							 
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<br/><br/> Lovelace is the character Diderot refers to most often in his Éloge de Richardson. But what exactly fascinates Diderot? The moral complexity of the seducer can be understood through the prism of his role as a mystifier with proven talents as an actor, author, and theorist of illusion. Diderot likens his role to that of Richardson, the notorious master of illusion.