Monarch Notes 01-01-1963 Introduction Background To 18th Century Political Philosophy During the 18th Century, the focal point of political theory and government shifted to the European continent. After the completion of the work of the 17th - Century British political philosophers Thomas Hobbes and John Locke had culminated in the English "Glorious Revolution" of 1688, the center of political speculation shifted to France. While the English were consolidating their political gains in terms of the ascendancy of parliamentary government, France, during the 18th Century, remained under strict co...
