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  1. In philosophy, the absolute, in most common usage, is a perfect, self-sufficient reality that depends upon nothing external to itself.
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    In philosophy (often specifically metaphysics), the absolute, [a] in most common usage, is a perfect, self-sufficient reality that depends upon nothing external to itself. In theology, the term is also used to designate the supreme being.
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    In philosophy, the Absolute is the term used for the ultimate or most supreme being, usually conceived as either encompassing “the sum of all being, actual and potential”, or otherwise transcending the concept of “being” altogether.
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    Absolute is a term derived from the Latin absolūtus which means "loosened from" or "unattached." As such, the word "Absolute" points out a negative concept meaning non-relative, non-comparative, or without relation to anything else. In philosophy it refers to an unconditioned reality which transcends the limited, conditional, everyday existence.
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    In philosophy, absolute theory (or absolutism) usually refers to a theory based on concepts (such as the concept of space) that exist independently of other concepts and objects. The absolute point of view was advocated in physics by Isaac Newton.
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    In philosophy (often specifically metaphysics ), the absolute, [a] in most common usage, is a perfect, self-sufficient reality that depends upon nothing external to itself. In theology, the term is also used to designate the supreme being. Contrary to some popular accounts, [b] the term is not specific to Hegel.
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    They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Absolute Idealism, philosophical theory chiefly associated with G.W.F. Hegel and Friedrich Schelling, both German idealist philosophers of the 19th century, Josiah Royce, an American philosopher, and others, but, in its essentials, the product of Hegel.
    Other articles where Absolute is discussed: Western philosophy: The idealism of Fichte, Schelling, and Hegel: …cosmic totality that is “the Absolute.” Just as the moral will is the chief characteristic of the self, so it is also the activating principle of the world.
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    Absolutism refers to the idea that reality, truth, or morality is “absolute”— the same for everybody, everywhere, and every-when, regardless of individual culture or cognition, or different situations or contexts. If you believe that truths are always true, or that there is an objective reality, you are an absolutist.
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    In philosophy (often specifically metaphysics), the absolute, in most common usage, is a perfect, self-sufficient reality that depends upon nothing external to itself. In theology, the term is also used to designate the supreme being.… See more

    Contrary to some popular accounts, the term is not specific to Hegel. It first occurs in the work of Nicholas of Cusa, and Hegel's own usage… See more

    The concept of the Absolute has been used to interpret the early texts of the Indian religions such as those attributed to Yajnavalkya See more

    Nicholas of Cusa
    The term 'absolute' first occurs in the work of Nicholas of Cusa.
    Hegel
    Hegel's own usage of 'absolute' was developed in response to that of his contemporary Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling.
    Johann Gottlieb Fichte
    In some respects, Hegel's view of the absolute was anticipated by Johann Gottlieb Fichte's theory of the absolute self.
    Martin Heidegger
    As understood by Martin Heidegger, the absolute is 'spirit, that which is present to itself in the certainty of unconditional self-knowing'.
    Josiah Royce
    Josiah Royce, another neo-Hegelian and founder of the American idealism school of philosophy, has equated the concept of absolute with God.
    Indian religions
    The concept of the Absolute has been used to interpret the early texts of the Indian religions such as those attributed to Yajnavalkya, Nagarjuna and Adi Shankara.
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