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perfectibility::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | capability, capableness, potentiality |
| Derivation | perfectible |
he believes in the ultimate perfectibility of man.
Examples of perfectibility
perfectibility
No machine is ever perfect except when it marches toward perfectibility.
From the online.wsj.com
The idea of human perfectibility had, however, become more comprehensive.
From the en.wikipedia.org
They believed in the perfectibility of people and were highly moralistic in their endeavors.
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The perfectibility of human nature in eastern and western thought.
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They differed from animals, however, in their capacity for free will and their potential perfectibility.
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While the foundations of the faith in the future perfectibility of man changed, the faith itself persisted.
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The idea of perfectibility by abortion is an odious meme that should have vanished with Dr. Mengele.
From the time.com
He remains a product of science's ideology of perfectibility.
From the newscientist.com
He's the one who, in his obsessive emulation of the deity, is more in tune with our current culture of perfectibility.
From the independent.co.uk
- The capability of becoming perfect; "he believes in the ultimate perfectibility of man"
- Perfection is, broadly, a state of completeness and flawlessness.
- The Enlightenment belief that proper employment of reason will result in the full achievement of human potential. To various degrees, this optimistic supposition was held by Godwin, Rousseau, Saint-Simon, Kant, Hegel, Comte, and Marx. ...
