universal

(adjective)

Common to all society; worldwide.

Related Terms

Examples of universal in the following topics:

  • The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

  • Heat Death

    • The entropy of the universe is constantly increasing and is destined for thermodynamic equilibrium, called the heat death of the universe.
    • Gravity played a vital role in the young universe.
    • As entropy increases, less and less energy in the universe is available to do work.
    • Since the universe is a closed system, the entropy of the universe is constantly increasing, and so the availability of energy to do work is constantly decreasing.
    • Describe processes that lead to the heat death of the universe

  • References

    • Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
    • Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

  • Cultural Universals

    • A cultural universal is an element, pattern, trait, or institution that is common to all human cultures worldwide.
    • The incest taboo is often cited as an example of a cultural universal.
    • Taken together, the whole body of cultural universals is known as the human condition.
    • The concept of a cultural universal has long been discussed in the social sciences.
    • Discuss cultural universals in terms of the various elements of culture, such as norms and beliefs

  • Universal Coverage

    • Universal healthcare coverage provides healthcare and financial protection to all citizens; however the United States has not adopted it.
    • Universal healthcare--sometimes referred to as universal health coverage, universal coverage, universal care, or social health protection--usually refers to a healthcare system that provides healthcare and financial protection to all citizens.
    • Universal healthcare is not a one-size-fits-all concept, nor does it imply unlimited coverage for all people.
    • Universal healthcare systems vary according to the extent of government involvement in providing care and/or health insurance.
    • Explain how universal healthcare works as a national health care policy and the arguments made for and against it

  • Introduction

    • Reviewer: Ronald F Farina (Daniels College of Business, University of Denver, USA)

  • Introduction

    • Editor: Buie Seawell (Daniels College of Business, University of Denver, USA)
    • Reviewer: James O'Toole (Daniels College of Business, University of Denver, USA)

  • References

    • General Editor, The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy, Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 1995.
    • Dictionary of the History of Science, Princeton University Press: Princeton, 1981.
    • The Logic of Economic Discovery, New York University Press: NY, 1986.
    • The Inexact and Separate Science of Economics, Cambridge University Press, 1992
    • If You're So Smart, University of Chicago Press: Chicago, 1990.

  • The End of Affirmative Action?

    • The majority of these cases have limited universities' abilities to incorporate race into admissions .
    • The University of Michigan used a 150-point scale to rank applicants, with 100 points needed to guarantee admission.
    • University of Texas.
    • The case is brought by Abigail Fisher after she was denied admission to the University of Texas at Austin.
    • Analyze the two affirmative action cases in which the University of Michigan was involved in the early 2000s

  • The Cosmos

    • Religious cosmology explains the origin, history, and evolution of the universe based on the religious mythology of a specific tradition.
    • Religious cosmology is a way of explaining the origin, the history, and the evolution of the cosmos or universe, based on the religious mythology of a specific tradition.
    • In Buddhism, for example, the universe comes into existence dependent upon the actions (karma) of its inhabitants.
    • Buddhists posit neither an ultimate beginning or final end to the universe, but see the universe as something in flux, passing in and out of existence, parallel to an infinite number of other universes doing the same thing.
    • The Buddhist universe consists of a large number of worlds that correspond to different mental states, including passive states of trance, passionless states of purity, and lower states of desire, anger, and fear.