Traits of enlightened absolutism
August 1, 2020 | Education
| • The idea of the state as the main instrument for achieving public good
• Activities of an enlightened monarch in the interests of educating society and establishing justice
• Building a legitimate autocratic monarchy (not a separation of powers)
• Securing the rights and privileges of each free class within the autocratic monarchy
• Enlightenment ideology was used to strengthen the serf system in the context of its incipient decomposition
