the role of philosophers in French revolution
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Ideas of having a society based on freedom and equal laws and opportunities for all were put forward by the French philosophers.
John Locke: Locke wrote, 'Two Treaties of Government'. In this book, he criticised the divine and absolute rights of rulers.
John Rousseau: Rousseau had written his viewpoints in his book, 'The Social Contract'. He had put forward the idea of formation of a government based on a social contract between people and their representatives.
Montesquieu: His ideas were proposed in his book, 'The Spirit of the Laws'. According to him, there should be a division of power between the three important organs- the legislature, the executive and the judiciary.
The ideas of these philosophers were discussed by common people in salons and coffee houses and inspired them to fight for their rights.
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the role of philosophers in French revolution
➡The philosophers played an important role in the French revolution. They inspired the common mass of France with their revolutionary ideas and prepared them to fight against injustices.
➡They did not believe in the doctrine of the divine and the absolute right of the monarch.