Absolutism
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Absolutizing of human attitudes
Nature
Absolutism may refer to:
Source: Wikipedia
Claim
This general analysis, which is religious in nature, can be supplemented by a number of particular considerations to demonstrate that among the actions and attitudes opposed to the will of God, the good of neighbor and the "structures" created by them, two are very typical: on the one hand, the all-consuming desire for profit, and on the other, the thirst for power, with the intention of imposing one's will upon others. In order to characterize better each of these attitudes, one can add the expression: "at any price." In other words, we are faced with the absolutizing of human attitudes with all its possible consequences. Since these attitudes can exist independently of each other, they can be separated; however in today's world both are indissolubly united, with one or the other predominating. (Papal Encyclical, Sollicitudo Rei Socialis, 30 December 1987).
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Type
(J) Problems under consideration