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absolutize
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ab·so·lu·tize  (bs-l-tz)
tr.v. ab·so·lu·tized, ab·so·lu·tiz·ing, ab·so·lu·tiz·es
To make absolute; change into an absolute: absolutize a moral priniciple.


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Bradshaw, using the research of developmental psychologist Jean Piaget, states that children interpret life events by absolutising, being non-logical, egocentric, universalising and detailing (Bradshaw, 1995:23-24).
The final question is more difficult and concerns whether the Frankfurt school are in danger of absolutising the negative and so missing its own inherent dangers.
 
 
 
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