Make a project on phillosophers of french revolution
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There were many French Philosophers and thinkers like Montesquieu, Rousseau, Voltaire and Locke who exposed the evils prevailing in the system. They infused in eople the idea of liberty, equality, and fraternity.
1.)Charles Montesquieu (1689-1775) :
A nobleman by birth, he became a lawyer and a judge. In his book, "The Spirit of Laws",he criticised autocracy and praised the democratic republic.
2.)Francis Aronet Voltaire(1694-1778):
Voltaire was another outstanding philosopher of the Reevolution. He wanted the people to think about their material life on earth and forget about heaven. He condemned the Church which supported the priviledged class and ignored the poor.
3.)Jean Jacques Rousseau(1712-1778):
Rousseau is regarded as the architect of the French Revolution. He gave the slogan "Man was born free yet he is everywhere in chains". In his famous book,"The Social Contract", he proved that the government was the result of a social contract between the people on the one hand and ruler on the other. So if the ruler did not fulfil the contract, the people had the right to withdraw their loyalty to him and bring down the tyranny of the ruler, by revolting.
4.)John Locke:
John Locke was another great philosopher. In his book ''Two Treaties of Government'' he sought to refute the doctrine of the divine and absolute right of the monarch.
1.)Charles Montesquieu (1689-1775) :
A nobleman by birth, he became a lawyer and a judge. In his book, "The Spirit of Laws",he criticised autocracy and praised the democratic republic.
2.)Francis Aronet Voltaire(1694-1778):
Voltaire was another outstanding philosopher of the Reevolution. He wanted the people to think about their material life on earth and forget about heaven. He condemned the Church which supported the priviledged class and ignored the poor.
3.)Jean Jacques Rousseau(1712-1778):
Rousseau is regarded as the architect of the French Revolution. He gave the slogan "Man was born free yet he is everywhere in chains". In his famous book,"The Social Contract", he proved that the government was the result of a social contract between the people on the one hand and ruler on the other. So if the ruler did not fulfil the contract, the people had the right to withdraw their loyalty to him and bring down the tyranny of the ruler, by revolting.
4.)John Locke:
John Locke was another great philosopher. In his book ''Two Treaties of Government'' he sought to refute the doctrine of the divine and absolute right of the monarch.
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Among them were Voltaire , Rousseau , Montesquieu and Dederot . Their revolutionary ideas helped the people to fight for their rights . (2) They exposed the inefficiency of the monarch and and his government. (3)Voltaire's ideas encouraged people to fight against the privileges and finance of the Church without guilt.
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