Question

Briefly discuss the role of philosophers in the French revolution

Answer 1

Role of philosophers in the French revolution:

1) John Locke, in his book 'The Two Treatises of Government', criticized the doctrine of the divine and absolute right of the monarch.

2) Jean Jacques Rousseau, in his book 'Social Contract', proposed a form of government based on a social contract between people and their representatives.

3) Montesquieu, in his book, 'The Spirit of Laws', proposed a division of power within the government between the legislative, the executive and the judiciary.

4) The ideas of these philosophers were discussed intensively in salons and coffee shops and spread among people through books and newspapers. The news that Louis XVI planned to impose further taxes generated anger and protest against the ruler and the system.

Answer 2

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1) They criticized the doctrine of the divine and absolute right of the monarch.

2) Proposed a form of government based on a social contact between people and their representatives.

3) Proposed a division of power within the government between the legislative, the executive and the judiciary.

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