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*1a : a political theory that absolute [[power]] should be vested in one or more rulers | *1a : a political theory that absolute [[power]] should be vested in one or more rulers | ||
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*3: an absolute standard or [[principle]] | *3: an absolute standard or [[principle]] | ||
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| − | *[ | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute_monarchy Absolute monarchy], a form of [[government]] where the [[monarch]] has the power to rule their [[land]] freely, with no [[laws]] or legally organized direct opposition in force |
| − | *[ | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_space_and_time#Absolutism_and_relationalism Absolute space], a [[theory]] holding that space exists absolutely, in contrast to relationalism, which holds that space exists only as relations between objects |
| − | *[ | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universality_(philosophy)#As_a_state_.28truth.29 Absolute truth], the contention that in a particular domain of [[thought]], all [[statements]] in that domain are either absolutely true or absolutely false |
*[[Autocracy]] (also known as 'political absolutism'), a political [[theory]] which argues that one person should hold all [[power]] | *[[Autocracy]] (also known as 'political absolutism'), a political [[theory]] which argues that one person should hold all [[power]] | ||
| − | *[ | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enlightened_absolutism Enlightened absolutism], the [[actions]] of absolute rulers who were [[influenced]] by [[the Enlightenment]] (eighteenth and early nineteenth century Europe) |
| − | *[ | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_absolutism Moral absolutism], the position that there are absolute [[standards]] against which moral [[questions]] can be judged, and that certain actions are either [[good]] or [[evil]], regardless of the [[context]] of the [[act]] |
| − | *[ | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute_idealism Absolute idealism], an ontologically monistic philosophy attributed to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hegel G.W.F. Hegel]. It is Hegel's account of how [[being]] is ultimately comprehensible as an [[the whole|all-inclusive whole]] |
| − | *[ | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graded_absolutism Graded absolutism], the view that a moral absolute, like "Do not [[kill]]," can be greater or lesser than another moral absolute, like "Do not [[lie]]." |
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Latest revision as of 23:38, 12 December 2020
Definition
- 1a : a political theory that absolute power should be vested in one or more rulers
- b : government by an absolute ruler or authority : despotism
Description(s)
- Absolute monarchy, a form of government where the monarch has the power to rule their land freely, with no laws or legally organized direct opposition in force
- Absolute space, a theory holding that space exists absolutely, in contrast to relationalism, which holds that space exists only as relations between objects
- Absolute truth, the contention that in a particular domain of thought, all statements in that domain are either absolutely true or absolutely false
- Autocracy (also known as 'political absolutism'), a political theory which argues that one person should hold all power
- Enlightened absolutism, the actions of absolute rulers who were influenced by the Enlightenment (eighteenth and early nineteenth century Europe)
- Moral absolutism, the position that there are absolute standards against which moral questions can be judged, and that certain actions are either good or evil, regardless of the context of the act
- Absolute idealism, an ontologically monistic philosophy attributed to G.W.F. Hegel. It is Hegel's account of how being is ultimately comprehensible as an all-inclusive whole
- Graded absolutism, the view that a moral absolute, like "Do not kill," can be greater or lesser than another moral absolute, like "Do not lie."
