HIST 215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Cordeliers, Alexis De Tocqueville, Fructidor
10 Aug 2016
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Enlightenment: diverse movement, not just clear-cut black and white. Many of the philosophers could be pious and religiously obiding but still criticize the clergy. Others were radical, like mozart like enlightenment despotism regime and upholding ideas of liberty and expression. Has to do with revolution, the french one too. It brought chaos so we should throw it away- popular vision of 19th c. , later on . Republicans(end of 19th c) winning battle against conservatives: we are finally the third step to this consolidation of egalitarian republicanism: Military figures of the french revolution like marso- generals by the age of. The austrian army fighting the french, the average age of army generals is 67 years. There is a generation of change, opportunity for young people to take power. The revolution appealed to places outside of france, like the polish national man. The greek person enrigas, the dutch- who went to participate and became deputies in the french revolution.
