universalism

n. the position that certain aspects of the human mind, human behavior, and human morality are universal and essential and are therefore to be found in all cultures and historical periods. Universalism is thus a form of essentialism and is opposed to relativism. —universalist adj.

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November 16th 2024

implicit causality

the property of verbs such that causality is implicit either in the agent or the patient of the verb.