Absolutists are supporters of the absolute. The Absolute is the concept of an unconditional reality which transcends limited, conditional, everyday existence.
Absolution is total forgiveness for any sin you have committed.
a corruption and betray of genuine ethics
a corruption and betray of genuine ethics
"you're either with us or against us"
Moral absolutists may condemn those who subscribe to ideologies other than those to which they subscribe.
Religious absolutism is a perspective that religions are not open to interpretation and are only to be examined and believed as rote dogmas. Religious absolutists refuse to engage with religious texts in a bilateral exchange and debate principles with those who hold contrary views. The strongest adversaries of religious absolutists tend to be liberal religious leaders, who often entertain a more moderate and open view towards reinterpreting religious precepts.
Enlightened absolutists, such as Catherine the Great of Russia and Frederick the Great of Prussia, sought to rule as enlightened rulers by implementing some Enlightenment principles, such as religious tolerance, legal reform, and education. They believed in using their power to bring about positive social and administrative reforms while maintaining their authority as monarchs.
Louis XIV and Philip II were both absolutists, and believed that they should be the supreme rulers of France and Spain. A common goal of the two was to maintain absolute power. Hope this little bit helps :]
A:Augustine's version of morality was a form of unqualified absolutism. For him, not all falsifications are lies, but only those falsifications with intention to deceive qualify as lies. A person is to be judged as lying or not lying according to his intention, not by the truth or falsity of his expressions.Lying to ward off rape, or even to save a life, is strictly forbidden by Augustine's unqualified absolutism, for one's choice is really between the permission of another's sin or the commission of his own sin. Augustine was aware of passages in the Bible that seem to record many cases of justified lying, and attempted to explain them in terms of unqualified absolutism.Finally, Augustine admitted that not all acts are intrinsically good or evil, so perhaps acts such as lying are not intrinsically evil either. Augustine struggled with these issues while trying to maintain his teaching of unqualified absolutism. He also found the need, for the good of the Church, to express what might otherwise be called a lie and once again had to be creative in his ethical philosophy. Like graded absolutists (as opposed to unqualified absolutists), Augustine believes there is a hierarchy of sins, some being worse than others. In harmony with graded absolutists, Augustine believes that it is the greater good, not the lesser evil, to follow the higher moral duty in conflicting situations.Augustine at first opposed the persecution of schismatics such as Donatists, and the use of coercion, saying he preferred to bring them to the Catholic Church by persuasion. Augustine eventually reversed his position and decided to endorse coercion. He claimed there are two kinds of persecution, "an unjust persecution which the wicked inflict on the Church of Christ [Catholic Church], and ... a just persecution which the Church of Christ inflicts on the wicked [non-Catholics]."
No one knows the answer to that question. As a scientist I try to be alright with not knowing something. It is only absolutists of ideological persuasion who think their simplistic answers, devoid of supporting evidence, mean anything. There are many hypothesis under testing that have to do wit abiogenesis, but none are certain yet. From micelles, to cells, to the first replicators we can surmise how the first life arose on the planet, but we can not be sure and may never be sure of this question.
Absolutism is a form of government in which a monarch, or a single person, holds complete power. Louis XIV, king of France, was and absolute ruler in many respects. He built up the French army, forcing them to be very formal. He also built the palace of Versailles, earning him the nickname of 'The Sun King'. In addition, he declared, "I am the State," demonstrating his complete control of French government, under divine right. Frederick the Great of Prussia (Germany) was also an absolute ruler. He used his power to break treaties and invade Austria and unify Germany (7 years war). Peter the Great of Russia, an absolutist as well, used his power to westernize Russia, mainly by greatly altering the Russian Orthodox Church and building up the Russian military.
Yes and no. First, this is a very political "hot button" issue, and the fact that President Obama has said he wants stronger background checks has been interpreted by some groups (notably the NRA) as an indication that he is "against" gun rights. That, however, is false. The president has never said he wants to restrict gun ownership, nor has he ever said he wants to take people's guns away, contrary to some of the false rhetoric online. What the president has said is he opposes high-capacity magazines and he does not believe the average citizen needs military assault weapons. He would also like to see the gun-show loophole closed so that all gun purchases are subject to a background check. (That issue, by the way, is one the NRA used to support.) Some second-amendment absolutists believe Mr. Obama is against gun rights, but there is no evidence to support that viewpoint. So, for the most part, the president supports private ownership, is a sport shooter himself, and has no negative view of hunters. He simply believes we need stronger background checks and a ban on private ownership of military-style assault weapons, a few that many in law enforcement also share.