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Explain the role of philospher and middle class people in french revolution |
| Answer» A.John Locke:In Two treaties of Government, Locke sought to refute the doctrine of the divine and absolute right of the monarch.B. Rousseau:Rousseau carried the idea forward, proposing a form of government based on a social contract between people and their representatives.C.Montesquieu:In the Spirit of the laws Montesquieu proposed a division of power within the government between the legislative, the executive and the judiciary.The ideas of these philosophers were discussed intensely in salons and coffee-houses and spread among people through books and newspaper.The middle class became prosperous and had access to education and new ideas. The merchants earned their wealth by expanding overseas trade and from the manufacture of goods.\tIn addition to merchants and manufacturers, the third estate included professionals such as lawyers or administrative officials. All of these were educated and believed that no group in society should be privileged by birth. Rather, a person’s social position must depend on his merit. | |