absolutism

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Absolutism refers to a perspective that assumes the world can be dichotomised in such terms  right/wrong and true/false. This is seen as a developmental stage in some (e.g., Perry's; Kuhns) theories of intellectual development.

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Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.