He declared himself emperor, which is absolutism and against the ideas of the enlightenment.
Yes, he was a modern dictator. What made Napoleon's dictatorship modern was that it embodied popular sovereignty. The people should govern but they need some kind of representation and that can be one person--a dictator. A modern dictator exercises political authority in the name of the people and Napoleon promised peace and stability after such a horrific time of turmoil from the French Revolution.
Napoleon made himself somewhat of a "divine right" ruler, controlling a government which was not in the hands of the people being ruled. He loved war, which the enlightened writers didn't approve of much, and he also didn't give true freedom of the press.
Napoleon was called an enlightened despot because he implemented a range of progressive reforms while maintaining autocratic control over France. He promoted principles of the Enlightenment, such as legal equality, meritocracy, and secular governance, notably through the Napoleonic Code, which established civil rights and streamlined the legal system. Despite his authoritarian rule, his policies aimed at modernizing the state and promoting education reflected Enlightenment ideals, blending them with his desire for centralized power.
yes, in fact he was enlightened despot of France
Enlightened Despots were a subset of absolute monarchs that made legal, social, and educational reforms in accordance with Enlightenment principles. All Enlightened Despots were absolute monarchs, but there were a number of European absolute monarchs that were not Enlightened Despots.
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Napoleon Bonaparte, Catherine the Great, Fredrick the Great, and Joseph II.
Yes, he was a modern dictator. What made Napoleon's dictatorship modern was that it embodied popular sovereignty. The people should govern but they need some kind of representation and that can be one person--a dictator. A modern dictator exercises political authority in the name of the people and Napoleon promised peace and stability after such a horrific time of turmoil from the French Revolution.
The comparative form of "enlightened" is "more enlightened," and the superlative form is "most enlightened."
Napoleon made himself somewhat of a "divine right" ruler, controlling a government which was not in the hands of the people being ruled. He loved war, which the enlightened writers didn't approve of much, and he also didn't give true freedom of the press.
more enlightened
Cities cannot be enlightened -- only conscious beings can be enlightened.
Napoleon was called an enlightened despot because he implemented a range of progressive reforms while maintaining autocratic control over France. He promoted principles of the Enlightenment, such as legal equality, meritocracy, and secular governance, notably through the Napoleonic Code, which established civil rights and streamlined the legal system. Despite his authoritarian rule, his policies aimed at modernizing the state and promoting education reflected Enlightenment ideals, blending them with his desire for centralized power.
No. Enyclopedia is a noun, and Enlightened is an adjective. An antonym for enlightened might be "Uneducated."
Enlightened is erleuchtet in German.
Only the Buddha was enlightened (awakened) without instruction. Many have been enlightened by following his teachings.