Revolution and Enlightenment in France

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Course Outline

  1. From Ancien Régime to Revolution
  2. Enlightenment sociability and print
  3. Enlightenment thought and the Encyclopedia
  4. Censorship and clandestine publishing
  5. Sacred monarchy and absolutism
  6. Councils, estates and parlements
  7. Louis XIV to Louis XVI
  8. Demographic growth and agricultural change
  9. Financial crisis of the monarchy

1. From Ancien Régime to Revolution

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Subjectus : Subjectus is a legal person defined by submission, where one’s existence depends on belonging to an order or community.
  • Citoyen : Citoyen refers to the post-1789 individual as a rights-bearing person, with privileges abolished and individual liberty proclaimed.
  • Sovereignty of the people : Sovereignty of the people is the idea that political authority comes from the nation rather than from the king’s personal power.
  • Rupture of 1789 : Rupture of 1789 is the shift from a privilege-based society to an individual-based legal order that redefines the source of authority.

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1. What does the term

2. What does the "rupture of 1789" primarily describe in political and legal terms?

3. Which setting is best described as a place where elites mixed, debated ideas, and often criticized the system while remaining monarchists?

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Subjectus — definition?

Legal person defined by submission to order.

Citoyen — role?

Rights-bearing individual after 1789, privileges abolished.

Sovereignty of the people — concept?

Political authority derives from the nation.

Rupture of 1789 — significance?

Shift from privilege-based society to individual legal order.

Sociability salons — purpose?

Elites discuss and critique system, remain monarchists.

Sociétés de pensée — function?

Organized debate venues like cafés and academies.

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