The traditional example of seventeenth-century absolutism is King Louis XIV of France. He reigned from 1643 to 1715 and is often referred to as the epitome of absolute monarchy, famously declaring, "L'état, c'est moi" ("I am the state"). Louis XIV centralized power, reduced the influence of the nobility, and expanded royal authority, exemplifying the principles of absolutism through his control over the government and his patronage of the arts. His reign marked the height of absolute monarchy in Europe.
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"The answer is clear to me."
ANN THOMPSON has written: 'ART OF SUFFERING AND THE IMPACT SEVENTEENTHCENTURY ANTI-PROVIDENTIAL THOUGHT'
Because he assumed total and personal control of France.
Ethical absolutism is a type of ethical reasoning in which certain actions are declared ethical or unethical regardless of the context of the actions. Several examples are: 1. Slavery is unethical. 2. It is never acceptable to terminate a viable pregnancy. 3. You must always tell the exact truth.
Enlightened absolutism was a form of rule where monarchs ruled with absolute power while incorporating Enlightenment principles into their governance, such as religious tolerance and legal reforms. King Frederick the Great of Prussia is often cited as an example of a ruler who practiced enlightened absolutism by implementing policies to benefit his subjects while maintaining his autocratic authority.
Enlightened Absolutism
The Age of Absolutism was named because during this time many countries were ruled by monarchies. These monarchies had one ruler with absolute power over their country, land, and people. An example of an absolute monarch would be Tsars of Russia.
It seems to have originated with BMB Beloff in "Age of Absolutism" paper in 1966.
his perversion of idealism is his absolutism,, when any one tries to enforce his ideals he becomes absolutist......... the dollowing points will show absolutism in Plato's political philosophical; absolutism in his concept of justice, in concept of philosopher ruler, absolutism in his concept of communism of spouse and property, in ideal state which was not practically possible and in his concept of state controled education.
Absolutism is the belief that there are certain things that are set by nature upon which all things are measured. For example, moral absolutism would show that child pornography is just naturally wrong (an absolute truth). Relativism, on the other hand, believes that humans create degrees of measurement. For example, moral relativism would support the idea that child pornography is immoral only because society accepts it as immoral.
In western Europe absolutism was enforced as opposed to Eastern Europe where there was some form of absolutism but not to a full extent it was leaning more towards serfdom.