Question

What was the role of philosophers in the french revolution ( answer in short points )?

Answer 1

John Locke- In his Two Treatises of Government, Locke sought to refute the doctrine of the divine and absolute right of the monarch.
Jean Jacques Rousseau- Rousseau carried the idea forward, proposing a form of government based on a social contract between people and their representatives.
Montesquieu- In The Spirit of the Laws, Montesquieu proposed a division of power within the government between the legislative, the executive and the judiciary.