Effects of Political Enlightenment on the French Revolution
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Pre-Revolutionary France
Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau: The Social Contract
Montesquieu: The Separation of Powers
Beccaria: Developments in Penology
Voltaire: Influence on Freedom of Speech
Diderot, d'Alembert: Advocates on Human Knowledge
A Brief Timeline of the French Revolution
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Driving Question
What political philosophies were responsible for the fall of absolutism in revolutionary France?