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How did philosophers influence the thinking of the people of France?
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Philosophers influenced the thinking of the people of France in the following ways:
- John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau introduced the idea of a society based on freedom and equal laws and opportunities for all.
- Locke refutes the doctrine of the absolute rights of the monarch .
- Rousseau carried forward this idea and proposed the idea of a form of government based on the social contract between people and their representatives .
- Montesquieu proposed a division of power within the government .
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Philosophers influenced the thinking of the people of France in the following ways:
- Philosophers such as John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau put forward the idea of a society based on freedom and equal laws and opportunities for all.
- In his Two Treatises of Government , Locke sought to refute the doctrine of the divine and absolute rights of the monarch.
- This idea was carried forward by Rousseau who proposed the idea of a form of government based on The Social Contract between people and their representatives.
- In The Spirit of the Laws , Montesquieu proposed a division of power within the government between the legislative , the executive and the judiciary .
Answering Tip
- Write the name of the philosophers along with their books and ideas.
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