THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE AMERICAN ENLIGHTENMENT INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL REVOLUTION
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Thomas Hobbes
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John Locke
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Montesquieu
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Voltaire
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Detailed explanation-1: -The concept of separation of powers was first proposed by the French philosopher Montesquieu in his book, “The Spirit of the Laws, ” published in 1748. He argued that the powers of the government should be divided among three branches namely, the legislative, executive, and judicial.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first modern formulation of the doctrine was that of the French political philosopher Montesquieu in De l’esprit des lois (1748; The Spirit of Laws), although the English philosopher John Locke had earlier argued that legislative power should be divided between king and Parliament.
Detailed explanation-3: -Montesquieu encouraged ideas of democracy and republic. He also suggested that power in the government be divided between a separate legislature, executive, and judiciary.
Detailed explanation-4: -In The Spirit of the Laws, Montesquieu proposed a division of power within the government between the legislative, the executive and the judiciary.
Detailed explanation-5: -French political philosopher Montesquieu was best known for The Spirit of Laws (1748), one of the great works in the history of political theory and of jurisprudence.