How Were The Ideological Foundations Of The 1790s French...

Indentification and Evaluation of Sources This investigation will focus on the question of â€Å"How were the ideological foundations of the 1790s French monarchy challenged by political Enlightenment philosophers and writers?† The French monarchy was controlled by an authoritarian regime which created political and economic issues in its society of the 18th century. Montesquieu, John Locke, and Rousseau were political philosophers who successfully expressed their writings and ideas to the public who then were able to challenge the despotic influences that governed France. Due to the inclusion and close evaluation of these philosophers it was determined that Enlightenment and Utility: Bentham in French, Bentham in France by Emmanuelle De Champs and The Oxford History of the French Revolution by William Doyle are valuable sources to the investigation. Both sources state how these thinkers represented enlightenment in legal thought as well as the works of these writers and the influence these works had. This information should act as the focus of the investigation and aid in answering the question. Source A: The Oxford History of the French Revolution: Enlightened Opinion (44-66) The source includes a wide range of information written by the Chairman of the School of History, William Doyle. As a secondary source the book’s origin is from the Oxford University Press as they published it in 1989. The author’s purpose was to go through history of the French Revolution, startingShow MoreRelatedOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 PagesDavid M. Scobey, Empire City: The Making and Meaning of the New York City Landscape Gerda Lerner, Fireweed: A Political Autobiography Allida M. Black, ed., Modern American Queer History Eric Sandweiss, St. Louis: The Evolution of an American Urban Landscape Sam Wineburg, Historical Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts: Charting the Future of Teaching the Past Sharon Hartman Strom, Political Woman: Florence Luscomb and the Legacy of Radical Reform Michael Adas, ed., Agricultural and Pastoral Societies