absolutism
41Enlightened absolutism — (also known as benevolent despotism or enlightened despotism) is a form of absolute monarchy or despotism in which rulers were influenced by the Enlightenment. Enlightened monarchs embraced the principles of the Enlightenment, especially its… …
42Meiklejohnian absolutism — is the belief espoused by the absolutist Alexander Meiklejohn, that the purpose of the 1st Amendment is to continue to keep the electorate informed, thereby creating self governance. Therefore, all speech, which can even be criticizing of the… …
43enlightened absolutism — government of the Kaisers at the end of the 18th century (regime in which one ruler oversees the welfare of his subjects) …
44Moral absolutism — The belief in a single set of ‘rights’ and ‘wrongs’, with no variation. These are known by all people and to not respect them is a choice …
45АБСОЛЮТИЗМ (И АБСОЛЮТИСТСКОЕ ГОСУДАРСТВО) — (absolutism and absolutist state) 1. Политический режим, при котором правители не ограничены обычаем или нормой закона и власть может осуществляться произвольно. 2. Доктрины, оправдывающие существование такого режима. 3. Особая форма государства… …
46absolutist — absolutism ► NOUN 1) the principle that those in government should have unlimited power. 2) belief in absolute principles in philosophy. DERIVATIVES absolutist noun & adjective …
47Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
48Locke’s political theory — Ian Harris The author of Two Treatises of Government also wrote An Essay concerning Human Understanding. This is an elementary fact, but one with an important implication for understanding Locke’s political theory. For Two Treatises is an… …
49France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
50Stephen Toulmin — Stephen Edelston Toulmin (born March 25, 1922) is a British philosopher, author, and educator. Influenced by the Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, Toulmin devoted his works to the analysis of moral reasoning. Throughout his writings, he… …
