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Voltaire – his writings criticized the King and the Church – He was inspired to write about social reform from John Locke and Isaac Newton. – Due to this
Voltaire his writings criticized the King and the Church He was
inspired to write about social reform from John Locke and Isaac
Newton. Due to this fact, he lived in constant fear of being
jailed. He did believe in the monarchy system, but he felt that the
King should act kindly to his subjects. When writing about the
controversial topics, such as the injustice of the Kings reign,
Voltaire mostly wrote anonymously. Most of his works were banned
because of the strict censorship laws. Examples: All people are
equal, it is not birth, it is virtue alone that makes the
difference. "It is dangerous to be right when the government is
wrong. Candide Satirized the philosophy of optimism Due to the
strict regulations of the King, Candide was subjected to censorship
"All I presume is that there are millions of men on earth a hundred
times more to be pitied than King Charles Edward, the Emperor Ivan,
and the Sultan Achmet. "If this is the best of all possible worlds,
what are the others?"
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Rousseau The Social Contract explains that liberty comes to man
from nature, it is an inalienable right. -Rousseau states that
there is the general will and the will of all -The general will is
the expression of humanity that is universal in all people. -The
will of all is egoism, or an expression of particular interests
-According to Rousseau, liberty is a assortment of both general
will and will of all. Emile Rousseaus philosophy of education is
that it should work in accordance with nature. Since nature is
good, education will work well with the guidelines of nature.
Rousseau makes clear in Emile that the teacher should not force his
will onto his students. In other words, the teacher is simply there
to prepare the fittest conditions so that the activities of the
student will be supported. Culture and Sciences cause evil and
corruption. This work was an example of rebellion against the
strict rules and regulations of society and therefore assisted in
provoking the rebellious attitude of the French Revolution.
Slide 3
American revolution The American revolution Showed the French
that the Enlightenment ideals about governmental organization could
be put into practice Some American revolutionaries stayed in France
where they spread revolutionary ideals The success of the American
overthrowing Britain encouraged France to fight for their freedom
The French aided in the American Revolution
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Famine There was a great scarcity of food in the 1780s Prices
began to rise as much as eighty- eighty percent Most peasants were
relying on charities and donations to survive Two years previous to
the revolution of France, a small ice age occurred that greatly
affected agriculture in this region. Mass urbanization along with
the beginning of the industrial revolution led residents of the
countryside to move into French cities seeking employment.
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MORE FAMINE (hungry people) The cities in the region became
overcrowded They were filled with the hungry and poor Bad harvests
created a shortage of grain and Left the peasants desperate for
food Starving commoners created many riots because of this shortage
of food. Europe had adopted potatoes as their main crop The French
mostly refused it as a dirty food Because of this a family of four
would need about 2 loaves of bread a day to survive. The 'bread
riot' evolved into a central cause of the French Revolution. Lower
classes such as peasants tried to stop social injustices and put an
end to the food shortages & starvation. (potato) (Bread)
Slide 6
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