How Did The Government Influence The French Revolution

Philosophers generally give meaning to things, and give their take on society, sometimes even influencing people to follow their ways. In France, 1789, the French Revolution started, the people of France lived under a Monarchy, and were put into the social classes of estates. The 1st estate which was the Priests and religious people, the second state or nobility, and the working class which is the third estate. A major cause of the revolution was the tax distribution along with the wealth distribution, the third estate paid more than 50% of the taxes while the other estates barely had to pay any. Along with that with their low paying jobs they were unable to afford food, a bad harvest came rising the prices of bread, bring starvation among
John Locke, a philosopher had the idea that a government must [have] a legislative and Executive branches to “check” on another” this is now referred to as a republic (Locke 1). This shows that he had his own ideas of what a good government should be sharing his ideas with the people. Influencing France greatly during the revolution and even today with France having a Constitutional republic. This idea of government influence the government France has now. Government was a major attribute, however ideas of the intention was
A woman philosopher Wollstonecraft had a belief that we should “educate women like men and the more power women will have” and pushed for the equal rights of women. Another Philosopher, showed how”There would be no freedom if the same man or the same group of men controlled those three powers (branches of government) at once. This shows the different takes on equal rights, and how men have to be united to fully succeed, and not give their powers to one person. This influenced the people's perception on how equal right should be, and shed light of the ignorant ideas, with women and slaves being lower, and how when working together changes can be made, similar to how the 3rd estate overrided the monarchy, fighting back influencing the French