Pros And Cons Of 18th Century European Enlightenment

The 18th century Enlightenment was constant battle between freedom and order in every aspect that makes up a country. This is because an enlightenment is the balancing of liberty and order in all aspects that make up a country. Although traditionally thought of as a simple philosophical movement, the European enlightenment specifically contains much more than first brought to the eye. Politically between an absolute government and a democracy, morally for the sake of science, socially with the rise of coffee houses, geographically alongside the movement from the countryside to the city, industrially with the construction of roads, governmentally concerning John Locke and Hobbes and militarily with the rise of Fredrick William the Great and Fredrick William I. Others aspects that caused much controversy were Napoleon, and Simon Schama vs Lawrence Stone.
After losing the seven year war France faced an economic crisis. They had low revenue and a bad harvest which resulted in them needing more money. A society in 18th century Europe could not survive without a government of one kind or another, thus the controversy of an absolute government and a democracy occurred. There were pros and cons for both types of government, the first being that the Absolute government would spend less money but they paid …show more content…
In central Europe, without a very strict militaristic government, you will be taken over. Both Fredrick’s did a great job invading in defending, but Fredrick William the Great did it and incorporated the arts. The people had their freedom specifically in this area but Fredrick also kept a tight hold on them so that he could continue to control the land. In his case I applause him because most others ways would be extremely unsuccessful in a mosh pit of an area. A revolution followed by elections and the making of a constitution in his position would simply not pan