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| ==Definition== | | ==Definition== |
| *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]] |
| ==Description(s)== | | ==Description(s)== |
− | *[http://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/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 |
− | *[http://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/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 |
− | *[http://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 | + | *[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]] |
− | *[http://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/Enlightened_absolutism Enlightened absolutism], the [[actions]] of absolute rulers who were [[influenced]] by [[the Enlightenment]] (eighteenth and early nineteenth century Europe) |
− | *[http://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/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]] |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute_idealism Absolute idealism], an ontologically monistic philosophy attributed to [http://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/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]] |
− | *[http://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]]." | + | *[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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| [[Category: Philosophy]] | | [[Category: Philosophy]] |