Question

What are the role of philosophers in french revolution class 9 history?

Answer 1

They wrote extensively about liberty and equality to motivate the crowd.their liberal ideas gave rise a new system of government ( spirit of law by montesquieu). They wrote against the doctrine of divine or the divine right of a king to rule ( two treaties of the government by john locke). They also mentioned that there should be a cordial relationship between the government and the people ( social contract by jean Jacqueline rousseau)