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A universal may have instances, known as its particulars. For example, the type dog (or doghood) is a universal, as are the property red (or redness) and the relation betweenness (or being between). Any particular dog, red thing, or object that is between other things is not a universal, however, but is an instance of a universal.
In law and ethics, universal law or universal principle refers to concepts of legal legitimacy actions, whereby those principles and rules for governing human beings' conduct which are most universal in their acceptability, their applicability, translation, and philosophical basis, are therefore considered to be most legitimate. [citation needed]
Moral universalism (also called moral objectivism or universal morality) is the meta-ethical position that some system of ethics applies universally.That system is inclusive of all individuals, [7] regardless of culture, race, sex, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, or any other distinguishing feature. [8]
In philosophy, universality or absolutism is the idea that universal facts exist and can be progressively discovered, as opposed to relativism, which asserts that all facts are relative to one's perspective. [1] [2] Absolutism and relativism have been explored at length in contemporary analytic philosophy.
Universal property, a mathematical concept; Universal jurisdiction, in international law; Lepton universality in the Standard Model of particle physics. Universality of the Church, a theological concept in Christian ecclesiology; Universality Places, wild card entries granted to underrepresented nations in Summer Olympic Games
Universal science (German: Universalwissenschaft; Latin: scientia generalis, scientia universalis) is a branch of metaphysics, dedicated to the study of the underlying principles of all science. [1] Instead of viewing knowledge as being separated into branches, Universalists view all knowledge as being part of a single category.
Universal Kids, an American current television channel, formerly known as Sprout, owned by NBCUniversal; Universal Pictures, an American film studio, and a subsidiary of NBCUniversal; Universal Television, a television division owned by NBCUniversal Content Studios; Universal Destinations & Experiences, the theme park unit of NBCUniversal
In Theravada Buddhism, Nirvana is ultimate reality. [4] Nirvana is described in negative terms; it is unconstructed and unconditioned. [5]Mahayana Buddhism has different conceptions of ultimate reality, which is framed within the context of the two truths, the relative truth of everyday things and the ultimate truth.