Are there absolute answers in philosophy?

If absolute means closing the mind to other possible ways of viewing the situations, then no.

That would defeat the purpose of philosophy.

Yes. Absolutes come from the nature of existence.

"Reality is an absolute, existence is an absolute, a speck of dust is an absolute and so is a human life. Whether you live or die is an absolute. Whether you have a piece of bread or not, is an absolute. Whether you eat your bread or see it vanish into a looter’s stomach, is an absolute."

"Just as, in epistemology, the cult of uncertainty is a revolt against reason—so, in ethics, the cult of moral grayness is a revolt against moral values. Both are a revolt against the absolutism of reality."

http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/absolutes.html

Relativism of any moral sort, is a rejection of absolute reality, which finds it's epistemological expression in Francis Bacon's statement: "Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed."

http://www.importanceofphilosophy.com/Metaphysics_...

You cannot possibly answer no to this question, because it would ironically nullify the value of your own statement... ergo, we're bound to say yes.

However, it doesn't mean that we can ever be certain to have achieved one. People whose thought are worth a read begins by doubting and questioning; idiots make claims and stick to them... The paroxysm of idiocy would be to hold an idea as true, without question, and to think you're being wise and virtuous for not daring to challenge your views.

Hello.No.None whatsoever.It can be interesting but it's only opinions.Even the great philosophers through history are people with opinions.No facts.Make your own mind up.

Unless it's truth, then no it's not absolute.

There are absolute answers.

Absolutely right, absolutely wrong, absolutely biased, absolutely prejudiced, absolutely opinionated, absolutely naive, absolutely logical, absolutely nonsensical...

There are so many absolutes and when you narrow it down further, that's when it all gets messed up. That's the point where you question can something be "absolutely right or wrong or biased or prejudiced or opinionated or naive, or logical, or nonsensical.

So as I say this, I might not have "absolutely" answered your question but I hope that makes sense.

However, things change. Researches, philosophies, opinions, facts. Everything changes as new things are brought into the equation so then the question falls back to - "How absolute is absolute?"

Philosophy is a cycle, sometimes you end up where you begin so you might want to finish off with the question itself before finding the answer for in every question there is a hidden one.

no because how would you know if it is absolute? we are finding new things out all the time which disprove the previous

Absolutely!

I assume some of them may be assumptions and I'm positive they're not all positive.

But regardless of how each answer is regarded, I regard them as absolute.