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Reason Over Authority
- Enlightenment urged people to use their own reasoning instead of relying on authority.
- Philosophs promoted empiricism, objectivity, and belief in human progress.
Enlightenment And Absolutism Can Coexist
- The Enlightenment's individualism coexisted with rising centralized monarchies.
- Absolutist rulers often adopted rational reforms inspired by Enlightenment ideas.
Centralization Replaced Feudal Complexity
- Absolutism simplified feudal webs into direct monarch-state relationships.
- Centralized rule often improved taxation, armies, and administrative efficiency.