The French Revolution: Ideas and Ideologies The philosophe may have laid the egg, but was the bird hatched of a different breed? Maurice Cranston discusses the intellectual origins and development of the French Revolution. Maurice Cranston | Published in History Today Volume 39 Issue 5 May 1989 To continue reading this article you need to purchase a subscription, available from only £5. Start my trial subscription now If you have already purchased access, or are a print & archive subscriber, please ensure you are logged in. Please email digital@historytoday.com if you have any problems. French RevolutionPhilosophy Related Articles The French Revolution and the Catholic Church Robespierre and the Terror Popular articles The St Brice’s Day Massacre ‘Who Really Wrote the Bible’ by William M. Schniedewind review