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meliorism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | belief |
| Derivation | meliorist |
Examples of meliorism
meliorism
Determinism, he argued, undermines meliorism-the idea that progress is a real concept leading to improvement in the world.
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Meliorism is an idea in metaphysical thinking holding that progress is a real concept leading to an improvement of the world.
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Mr. Mamet, the chronicler of the con, the detailer of the dark side, has always understood that human nature is much more complicated than the naive meliorism of his old ideology could imagine.
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- The belief that the world can be made better by human effort
- (meliorist) reformer: a disputant who advocates reform
- Meliorism is an idea in metaphysical thinking holding that progress is a real concept leading to an improvement of the world. ...
- Meliorism was a wing of the Italian Communist Party. Its leader was Giorgio Napolitano, and counted among its number Gerardo Chiaromonte and Emanuele Macaluso. It was also referred to as the "right wing" of the Italian Communist Party, due to its more moderate views.
- The view or doctrine that the world is neither entirely bad nor entirely good, and can be improved through human effort. Understood as an intermediate outlook, between optimism and pessimism
- (meliorist) A proponent of meliorism; Of or relating to meliorism; Supporting the principles of meliorism
- The belief that both the morals and the reasoning powers of the masses are essentially sound so that with the innovation of democratic government their good judgment will inevitably make the world an ever better place for mankind in that all future changes will be progressive steps toward social ...
- Whatever the state of the world, it may be improved. Associated with Pragmatism.
