People During The Enlightenment

During the Enlightenment, a lot of people such as philosophers concurred absolutism isn't that best for their country. A better chance of corruption could occur if it is a “one man show”.“Locke argued against the divine right of kings and in favor of government grounded on the consent of the governed”-Shane J. Ralston. A lot of philosophers believed that democracy was the best government, but not everyone. Poland, who supported the Enlightenment, believed in having a monarchy because it was strong enough to withhold the clergy and aristocracy. Machiavelli thought a republican government would have been better and he wasn't the only one who agreed. Many thought it would decrease corruption and repression. Some philosophers thought if a man has more power to govern themselves then they will kill one another. Politics wasn't the only situation the people were worried about. Most philosophers believed …show more content…
The philosophers need to show that their ideas are better and can improve the community. The point of the Enlightenment is to question certain values, such as the government, religion and even education. If they didn't then a lot of ideas from the Enlightenment, wouldn't have advanced into the modern world. One example of an institution that came from the Enlightenment, into the modern world, was the Freemasons. The Freemason was a group of people who all about religious beliefs. Politic-wise democracy was challenged by the Enlightenment Ideals. Philosophers believed there should be a king and others believed the people should rule. The Scientific Revolution came out of the Enlightenment, which opened up a lot of eyes for the people. The Enlightenment was a period of time to question and discover a lot of ideas. It also created a lot more opportunities for people that have been passed down into the modern