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what are the intellectual causes of French Revolution

Answer 1

The causes of the French Revolution can be attributed to several intertwining factors:

Cultural: The Enlightenment philosophy desacralized the authority of the monarchy and the Catholic Church, and promoted a new society based on reason instead oftraditions.Social: The emergence of an influentialbourgeoisie which was formally part of theThird Estate (commoners) but had evolved into a caste with its own agenda and aspired to political equality with the clergy(First Estate) and the aristocracy (Second Estate).Financial: France's debt, aggravated byFrench involvement in the American Revolution, led Louis XVI to implement new taxations and to reduce privileges.Political: Louis XVI faced strong opposition from provincial parlements which were the spearheads of the privileged classes' resistance to royal reforms.Economic: The deregulation of the grainmarket, advocated by liberal economists, resulted in an increase in bread prices. In periods of bad harvests, it would lead to food scarcity which would prompt the masses to revolt.[1][2][3]

All these factors created a revolutionaryatmosphere and a tricky situation for Louis XVI. In order to resolve the crisis, the king summoned the Estates-General in May 1789 and, as it came to an impasse, the representatives of the Third Estates formed aNational Assembly, against the wishes of the king, signaling the outbreak of the French Revolution.

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Answer 2

The causes of the French Revolution can be attributed to several intertwining factors: Cultural: The Enlightenment philosophy desacralized the authority of the monarchy and the Catholic Church, and promoted a new society based on reason instead of traditions.
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