how did philosophers influence the thinking of the people of France? ( 5 mark )
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Ways in which philosophers influenced French people :
- Through the book Social Contract, Jean Jacques Rousseau put forth the idea that such form of government should be formed which should be based on a social contract between people and representatives.
- Montesquieu, in the book called The Spirit of the Laws, tried to propose that power should be divided between - the Legislative, the Executive and the Judiciary. After the thirteen colonies declared their independence from Britain, this idea was adopted by the USA.
- They brought the social and the economic changes in France by putting forth the idea of freedom, equal laws and opportunities should be given to everyone.
- This idea was put forward by philosophers like John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau. John Locke In his book Two Treatises of Government disapproved with the doctrine of Divine and Absolute rights of the Monarch.
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Philosophers influenced the thinking of the people of France as :-
(i) They believed that mans' destiny was in his own hands.
(ii) Criticized the divine and absolute rights of rulers.
(iii)Idea of formation of government based on social contract between people and their representatives.
(iv) All powers should not be concentrated.
(v) They exposed the inefficiency of the monarch and and his government.
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