However, in general, it can be said that there is no casual relationship between the philosophies of the Enlightenment and the outbreak of the French Revolution. ... Once society was deemed to be man-made, then it could be changed. ... Indeed, the 18th century had no Karl Marx because the prophets of revolution, like Marx, were made by the French Revolution. ... There were direct causes such as class warfare, economic instability and the daily struggle of the masses. ... There is no denying that the ideas of the philosophers of the time lent themselves to the change of statues quo, but they th...

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But, chanced with a reign of terror, he too was shut down by the people, The Thermidorian Reaction, which then lead to a new government, The Directory-which was incapable of getting anything done. After much hope was lost, there, rising from the ashes like phoenix, was the great Napoleon Bonaparte. ... Many took to the streets to declare their unrest during the October days, and then again, by breaking away from the other Estates-which lead to the creation of the National Assembly. ... Although it seemed that times were harder after capture of their "king, " Napoleon, the revolution had settle...

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John Lockes ideas of government were a departure from previous thinking because John Locke said that the government was there to fulfill the needs of its people, and if it had failed to do so, then it would be replaced with a new one who can fulfil the needs of the people. ... Montesquieu believes that there should be a separation of powers within the government so that there would be three different forms. These forms were known as the legislative, the executive, and the judicial. ... Governments in Europe before the Enlightenment were predominantly Divine Right Monarchies. ... Also, it ent...

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It was a movement to overcome the natural law traditions that were founded by the forefathers and progress beyond the political principles that were established. ... " He then explains that because things have changed dramatically since the founding of the United States there has to be change. ... Because of the economic advancements that were taking place, Americans could no longer enjoy the blessings and liberties that the Declaration proclaimed. ... Pragmatists realized that there were different contexts associated with rights. ... There were some contradictory involved such as not adv...

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Once the rights, "Life, Liberty and Property" are locked in then the citizens have no reason to overthrow their government. ... " His ideas that were arranged in the 18th century are now key parts in today's constitution. ... No research translating into a vote is allowed and the public is left unhappy having to break rules and cross borders. ... Hobbes also believed that there was a danger in electing a strong leader in a liberal democracy. ... Also many people under Stalin's law were unaware of the mass killing of Kulak's. ...

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It influenced the American Revolution and then the French revolutions. ... Thomas Hobbes said, "If everyone gave up their rights to a strong ruler, that in return then would receive law and order."... They were mostly the members of the Borsuasie. ... Then the scientists review data and form a conclusion. ... There were many great thinkers of the Enlightenment, such as John Locke, Galileo, Voltaire, J.J. ...

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In the French Revolution of the late 1700's, there existed a strong economic divide between the rich and the poor. ... If there is an existed struggling and helpless public, who is discontent with its situation, and doesn't see leader as legitimate force to improve the status quo, then often (as in the case of the French Revolution) they feel as if they must take action in their own hands. ... In a brief summary, Americans desired more independence from Britain; they were opposed to the oppressive actions taken by the British, the British were uncooperative, so the Americans revolted...

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Constitution were created. ... Both these concepts go hand and hand with one another: if there is more social justice then there is more democracy and vice-versa. ... In Robert Nozick's book titled, Anarchy, State and Utopia, he states that, "individuals have rights, and there are things no person or group may do to them without violating their rights" (2). ... This idea also follows the ideas of Adam Smith and John Locke, who believe in free marketplace and as long as there is this freedom there is justice. ... But it is no less true that these kinds of exclusions were always...

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All across France there was a transition from the old regime to the modern. ... To sum everything up there were many reasons that contributed to conceptualizing the French Revolution, yet it was the Bourgeoisie that took the actual step in realizing it. ... The number of peasants was easily more numerous then the other social classes, having four fifths of the population . ... Lastly there were the philosophes, the creator of the ideas implemented in the French Revolution. ... There were many ideas presented by philosophes that were floating in the minds of many people, like that of Rou...

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1) There are many external and internal threats made to the states. ... There are also threats made by other nation's armies. ... September 11th was also an internal threat because there people who flew the planes were taught how to fly here in the United States, and they lived here for many years. ... If equality isn't shown by a form of a government like in tyranny, oligarchy, and democracy, then the people really don't have a say in what is done. ... So there is no way that traditional conservatives would allow for same sex marriages to happen. ...

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John Locke's philosophies were influenced by his life and work. ... Later John Locke went to Holland because of there was suspected radicalism in the government while there he wrote the Essay Concerning Human Understanding which examines the nature of the Human mind and the processes by which it sees it sees the world. ... In the mid 1660's John Locke focused on philosophy while he lived in Oxford, then he became acquainted with Robert Boyle,who played an important in the early years of the Royal society, who then introduced John Locke to the Royal Society, which was made up of scien...

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As Tocqueville sees it, there are many dangers facing American democracy, mostly lying in societal attitudes and tendencies. ... He believed that if all were equal, then no one person had any basis to claim the right to rule over another. ... The conclusion is that the opinion of the majority must be the best one, and as a result, there is a tendency to abandon freedom of thought in democratic societies. ... In this novel, there were also some aspects of American society that, according to Tocqueville, helped to preserve democracy. ...

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American revolutionaries saw the freedom of language as a natural right, and how property can be claimed and then others can acknowledge that ownership as an aid in equality/inequality. ... The French felt that intuitions were corrupting the nature of man, and believed that starting over without them would be most effective in restoring order within the country. Rousseau argued that man and government were both good in nature, but were corrupted and made cruel by institutions, and that there would be no liberty without a good government protecting it. ... Although the ideas were utilized to ...

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Furthermore, a call-to-action in the free speech is necessary, as a call to action shows that there is a potential action behind that threat, and that the speech is not being used loosely, but rather as a tool to start a rise and cause real physical harm to an individual or the United States as a whole, because that speech would then be interfering with the free speech and life of the other individual in harms way. ... In looking at a recent situation at Oklahoma State University, where fraternity members were caught on video singing "There will never be a nigger in SAE," the Oklaho...

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He in encountered by two men who notice him by saying "Comrade, there's a well-built young man who's just the right height." They then ask Candide to dine with them but Candide says he has no money. ... Voltaire then says "It did him no good to maintain that man's will is free and that he wanted neither: he had to make a choice. ... It talks about "old men with wounds all over their bodies were watching the death of throes of butchered women who clutched their children to their bloody breasts." ... Voltaire hints to Candide making an error in not questioning Pangloss" autho...

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Some of these philosophes included John Locke who's main philosophy was that there was no such government under the Divine Right of Kings theory, Voltaire who's primary focus was individual liberty and Cesare Beccaria who was mainly against capital punishment and identified new directions in the system of criminal law. ... However, his ideas were not greatly heard by the government. ... They were not given a second chance and people who carried out small crimes where put into prison for the rest of their lives. ... If they are not able to pay off the fine then they should be put in...

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There was a bill proposed by Olympe de Gouges that called, "Declaration of the Rights of women " which is very similar to Mary Wollstonecraft's Vindication of the Rights of Woman. ... In the second phase of the French Revolution the Committee of Public Safety takes over the Convention late due to the Convention moving slower then the French public would've liked. ... The Paris Commune were part of the September Massacres and forced the creation of the Convention. The Convention try's to make France a republic, which would mean no more kings. ... The Directory then has the right...

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Different experiences that people have cause them to have there own faith. ... The political ideas of the Whigs were also derived from Locke's views. No other philosopher had such a profound impact on European and American thought during the eighteenth century. ... Woman can raise a family just as much as a man can, so if a woman wants to fight in a war or go out and have a good job then so be it. ... And Rousseau talks about the majority vote, which is needed to impeach a president for example, so both of there political ideas were so in genius that we still use them almost everyday. ...

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In the revolutionary war, the beginning battles were fought using "respectable" tactics. ... If following the original warrior way is suicide, then why should the judgment of citizens strictly on what those soldiers and scholars wrote explicitly in the constitution be any different. ... This also brings in the argument of legal morality, which plays no part of the constitution, being that morality is a human characteristic not a property of a document. ... Again the idea of morality enters the equation, though we elect officials to express the views of the public, how can they assess the o...

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However the attacks of 09/11 were meant to cause terror, which is also considered a harmful act and god forbid that should ever happen to the United States. ... When the 09/11 attacks occurred the rights and safety of the people of this country were violated and being that the roles of the government as far as the classical liberal ideology is concerned are: Protection - to protect each individual form being harmed or feeling like they"re being harmed, which would block their pursuit of happiness. ... There is no wrong, hence the term: "in American Government 1 = -1." Even then most liberals w...

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However the attacks of 09/11 were meant to cause terror, which is also considered a harmful act and god forbid that should ever happen to the United States. ... When the 09/11 attacks occurred the rights and safety of the people of this country were violated and being that the roles of the government as far as the classical liberal ideology is concerned are: Protection - to protect each individual form being harmed or feeling like they"re being harmed, which would block their pursuit of happiness. ... There is no wrong, hence the term: "in American Government 1 = -1." Even then most liberals w...

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Throughout the essay there will be various important points about the French Revolution and why or how they affected civilization. ... Another group of people that were very heavily involved in the French Revolution were the peasants. ... For one, the Clergy were very upset about having to be part of the state, up to then, church and state had been separate. ... They too, were unhappy with the church being part of the state, but they were not as religious as the peasants. They were unhappy because they still had no real power or rights, social or economic input...

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Back then it was their brains that kept them alive. ... Modern women, however, are no longer as concerned about finding a husband because the female species have become more equal to the male species. ... Females were not equal to men in the old days. ... They are able to do so because of there being more education, therefore making every person more of an individual. ... All men in the 1870's did pretty much the same thing, they were still their own person but they were all in the same rough and hard environment. ...

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