Absolutism vs. Relativism

Absolutismnoun

(theology) Doctrine of preordination; doctrine of absolute decrees; doctrine that God acts in an absolute manner.

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(political science) The principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism.

Absolutismnoun

(philosophy) Belief in a metaphysical absolute; belief in Absolute.

Absolutismnoun

Positiveness; the state of being absolute.

Absolutismnoun

(rare) The characteristic of being absolute in nature or scope; absoluteness.

Absolutismnoun

The state of being absolute; the system or doctrine of the absolute; the principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism.

Absolutismnoun

Doctrine of absolute decrees.

Absolutismnoun

dominance through threat of punishment and violence

Absolutismnoun

a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

Absolutismnoun

the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government

Absolutismnoun

the doctrine of an absolute being

Relativismnoun

The theory, especially in ethics or aesthetics, that conceptions of truth and moral values are not absolute but are relative to the persons or groups holding them.

Relativismnoun

A specific such theory, advocated by a particular philosopher or school of thought.

Relativismnoun

(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that all criteria of judgment are relative to the individuals and situations involved

Relativism

Relativism is a family of philosophical views which deny claims to objectivity within a particular domain and assert that facts in that domain are relative to the perspective of an observer or the context in which they are assessed. There are many different forms of relativism, with a great deal of variation in scope and differing degrees of controversy among them.