... was three phases rolled into one revolution. Each revolution had a different approach to enlightened philosophy, political goals, and economic ambitions. Throughout these three phases, the philosophers of the enlightenment from chapter eighteen are represented in influencing the French revolution. These philosophers, including Locke, Smith, Wollstonecraft, Rousseau, and Montesquieu, proved as a guiding force through the best and worst parts of the French ... ...

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... not revolt until they know it is possible. Bibliography: • Notes given in class, mainly "The Period of the French Revolution" from "Modern History and its Themes" by James Hagan; "Chapter 2: The French Revolution"; and the time chart. • "The Oxford History of the French Revolution", William Doyle, 1989, Oxford University Press Inc., NY • "the Dictionary of Important Ideas and ... ...

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... to communicate and convey to French society. This is the most important document for the study of Rousseau's political theory this is because of its largely theoretical and abstract quality. Chapter 1 of The Social Contract begins famously, "Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains". "It is an expression of his belief that we are corrupted by society. A state ... ...

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