Question

Describe the basic principles of the Enlightenment and comment on how Napoleon either fulfilled or betrayed those principles.

Answer 1

The basic principles of Englightenment are as follows:

i) Reasoning ii) The use of scientific methods iii) progress iv) liberty

Napolean fulfilled the principles of enlightment as used many principles of elightenment when he was ruling France. In France Napolean stopped feudalism, he too was into scientific research and also accepted it which was seen as an important, reasonable base of the kowledge in the modern era which leads to progress in the society. There was also religious tolerance in him.