Definition of meliorism in English:

meliorism

noun ˈmiːlɪərɪz(ə)mˈmēlyəˌrizəm

mass nounPhilosophy

The belief that the world can be made better by human effort.
〔哲〕社会向善论（认为社会可以通过人类自身努力而得以改善）
Example sentencesExamples
- Liberal and egalitarian in sympathy, they eschewed class analysis for civic meliorism, in keeping with his own social democratic values.
- The dominant philosophy of statecraft has become a form of pragmatic meliorism with markets and Western democratic institutions as the chosen means for improving our lives.
- Orwell's theoretically skeptical prophetic meliorism resonates with much in Christianity, and especially Catholicism.
- The prevailing pessimism of the cycle is relieved by passages of lyrical beauty and by faith in scientific and social meliorism.

Derivatives

meliorist

noun & adjective

Philosophy

One needn't be a global meliorist to contest her charge.
Example sentencesExamples
- However, there is another option, often adopted in the liberal mainstream, which is based on a meliorist view of progress, and in principle always leans in the pacific direction.
- Walter Lipmann, a columnist who wrote in the middle years of the last century, called himself a meliorist.
- What Orwell offers by way of contrast to all this is a meliorist localism in politics and economics.
- Rejecting the quest for absolute certainty, it takes a meliorist attitude that human action sometimes can improve the world.

melioristic

adjective

Philosophy

Without any conscious program at all the beginning of plant domestication started a melioristic process.
Example sentencesExamples
- His melioristic fervor endeared him to moralists of genteel persuasion.
- And while she plainly admires the effort of idealistic men and women trying to help others, she also knows that, in the end, imperial conquest is anything but melioristic in its course.
- If we can, at least for the moment, accept the premise that melioristic beliefs are legitimate, we can explore some potential ways to use our newfound faith in human abilities.
- There, James claims sympathies with each of the opposed temperaments, opting for a decidedly melioristic middle position.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Latin melior 'better' + -ism.

Definition of meliorism in US English:

meliorism

nounˈmēlyəˌrizəm

Philosophy

The belief that the world can be made better by human effort.
〔哲〕社会向善论（认为社会可以通过人类自身努力而得以改善）
Example sentencesExamples
- The dominant philosophy of statecraft has become a form of pragmatic meliorism with markets and Western democratic institutions as the chosen means for improving our lives.
- Orwell's theoretically skeptical prophetic meliorism resonates with much in Christianity, and especially Catholicism.
- Liberal and egalitarian in sympathy, they eschewed class analysis for civic meliorism, in keeping with his own social democratic values.
- The prevailing pessimism of the cycle is relieved by passages of lyrical beauty and by faith in scientific and social meliorism.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Latin melior ‘better’ + -ism.

词汇	meliorism
释义	Definition of meliorism in English: meliorism noun ˈmiːlɪərɪz(ə)mˈmēlyəˌrizəm mass nounPhilosophy The belief that the world can be made better by human effort. 〔哲〕社会向善论（认为社会可以通过人类自身努力而得以改善） Example sentencesExamples Liberal and egalitarian in sympathy, they eschewed class analysis for civic meliorism, in keeping with his own social democratic values. The dominant philosophy of statecraft has become a form of pragmatic meliorism with markets and Western democratic institutions as the chosen means for improving our lives. Orwell's theoretically skeptical prophetic meliorism resonates with much in Christianity, and especially Catholicism. The prevailing pessimism of the cycle is relieved by passages of lyrical beauty and by faith in scientific and social meliorism. Derivatives meliorist noun & adjective Philosophy One needn't be a global meliorist to contest her charge. Example sentencesExamples However, there is another option, often adopted in the liberal mainstream, which is based on a meliorist view of progress, and in principle always leans in the pacific direction. Walter Lipmann, a columnist who wrote in the middle years of the last century, called himself a meliorist. What Orwell offers by way of contrast to all this is a meliorist localism in politics and economics. Rejecting the quest for absolute certainty, it takes a meliorist attitude that human action sometimes can improve the world. melioristic adjective Philosophy Without any conscious program at all the beginning of plant domestication started a melioristic process. Example sentencesExamples His melioristic fervor endeared him to moralists of genteel persuasion. And while she plainly admires the effort of idealistic men and women trying to help others, she also knows that, in the end, imperial conquest is anything but melioristic in its course. If we can, at least for the moment, accept the premise that melioristic beliefs are legitimate, we can explore some potential ways to use our newfound faith in human abilities. There, James claims sympathies with each of the opposed temperaments, opting for a decidedly melioristic middle position. Origin Late 19th century: from Latin melior 'better' + -ism. Definition of meliorism in US English: meliorism nounˈmēlyəˌrizəm Philosophy The belief that the world can be made better by human effort. 〔哲〕社会向善论（认为社会可以通过人类自身努力而得以改善） Example sentencesExamples The dominant philosophy of statecraft has become a form of pragmatic meliorism with markets and Western democratic institutions as the chosen means for improving our lives. Orwell's theoretically skeptical prophetic meliorism resonates with much in Christianity, and especially Catholicism. Liberal and egalitarian in sympathy, they eschewed class analysis for civic meliorism, in keeping with his own social democratic values. The prevailing pessimism of the cycle is relieved by passages of lyrical beauty and by faith in scientific and social meliorism. Origin Late 19th century: from Latin melior ‘better’ + -ism.
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