Question

write about the three main french philosophers and their role in french revolutin 1789

Answer 1

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The role of philosophers in the French revolution are as follows:)
(1) During 18 th century , France had many revolutionary thinkers.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.
(4) John Locke propounded the ideas refuting divinity and absolute rights of monarch.
(5) Montesquieu believed that all the powers should not be concentrated in one person's hand.
(6)Rousseau asserted the doctrine of democracy and popular sovereignty. He believed that the government should be based on the consent if the governed .He wrote a book known as " Social Contract" .
(7) Thus the ideas of the philosophers were a direct attack on privileges and feudal rights which protected the upper classes. They played a vital role in bringing about the revolution.
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Answer 2

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Explanation:

1. Rousseau : * He wrote the book " The Social Contract".

* he proposed a form of government based on social Contract between people and their representatives .

2. Montesquieu : He wrote the book " The spirit of the law".

* he writes about the division of power within the government between the executive , legislature and judiciary.

3. John Locke : wrote the book " Two treatises of government".

* he writes about refault the doctrine of divine and absolute rights.

thus, these ideas envisaging a society based on freedom and equal laws and opportunities for all in the society

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