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    It is not the case that Absolute Idealism must not be confused with relative idealism.

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    • 1.Bradley and Bosanquet, canonical Absolute Idealists, disagree substantially on the nature of the Absolute, suggesting 'Absolute Idealism' names a family of relative positions.
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    • 2.A doctrine whose core commitments vary significantly among its leading proponents functions as a relative position contested within a broader dialectical space.
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    • 3.The distinction between absolute and relative idealism therefore marks a difference of degree rather than kind, collapsing the sharp boundary the claim asserts.
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    • 1.Hegel's Absolute Idealism itself operates as a position within the history of philosophy, making it subject to dialectical supersession like any other stance.
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    • 2.If Absolute Idealism can be sublated into a higher synthesis, it cannot coherently claim to be the governing framework immune to the relative/absolute distinction it imposes on others.
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    • 1.Philosophy comprehends both idealism and realism under itself.
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    • 2.The idealism and realism comprehended under philosophy are of a merely relative kind.
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    • 3.Absolute Idealism is the governing framework of all philosophy, not one position among others.
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