Universalism (disambiguation)
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Universalism refers to any concept or doctrine that applies to all persons and/or all things for all times and in all situations, and may mean different things depending on the field:

In religion, theology

  • see Universalism
    Universalism
    Universalism in its primary meaning refers to religious, theological, and philosophical concepts with universal application or applicability...

  • A part of Unitarian Universalism
    Unitarian Universalism
    Unitarian Universalism is a religion characterized by support for a "free and responsible search for truth and meaning". Unitarian Universalists do not share a creed; rather, they are unified by their shared search for spiritual growth and by the understanding that an individual's theology is a...

    , a theologically liberal religion characterized by its support for a "free and responsible search for truth and meaning."

In philosophy

  • For "Universal truth", see Universality (philosophy)
    Universality (philosophy)
    In philosophy, universalism is a doctrine or school claiming universal facts can be discovered and is therefore understood as being in opposition to relativism. In certain religions, universality is the quality ascribed to an entity whose existence is consistent throughout the universe...

  • For "Universal ethic", see Moral universalism
    Moral universalism
    Moral universalism is the meta-ethical position that some system of ethics, or a universal ethic, applies universally, that is, for "all similarly situated individuals", regardless of culture, race, sex, religion, nationality, sexuality, or any other distinguishing feature...

  • For "Universal rights", see Natural rights
    Natural rights
    Natural and legal rights are two types of rights theoretically distinct according to philosophers and political scientists. Natural rights are rights not contingent upon the laws, customs, or beliefs of any particular culture or government, and therefore universal and inalienable...


In politics

  • For "Universal citizenship", see World citizen
    World citizen
    World citizen has a variety of similar meanings, often referring to a person who disapproves of traditional geopolitical divisions derived from national citizenship....

  • For "Universal democracy", see Democratic mundialization
    Democratic mundialization
    Mundialization is the name of one of the movements aiming at democratic globalization.Democratic globalization is the concept of an institutional system of global democracy that would give world citizens a say in world organizations. This would, in the view of its proponents, bypass nation-states,...

  • Universal monarchy
    Universal Monarchy
    A Universal Monarchy is a concept and a political situation where one monarchy is deemed to have either sole rule over everywhere or to have a special supremacy over all other states .-Concept:Universal Monarchy is differentiated from ordinary monarchy in...

    , Cakravartin
  • For "Universal politics", see Internationalism (politics)
    Internationalism (politics)
    Internationalism is a political movement which advocates a greater economic and political cooperation among nations for the theoretical benefit of all...


In music

  • "Universal Religion", a compilation album series by Armin van Buuren
    Armin van Buuren discography
    This is a discography of the Dutch trance producer and DJ Armin van Buuren.-Studio albums:-DJ Mixes:* 1999 Planet Disco - New Millenium House Grooves [Virgin / United Recordings]...


See also

  • Universal
  • Universality (disambiguation)
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