meliorism
- noun
- /mɛlˈɪəˌrɪzəm/
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meliorismo
- Pragmatism's fundamental argument is that finding truth via knowledge is neither possible nor helpful, and that we should rather focus on how to make things better (i.e., focus on meliorism).
- pragmatic meliorism
Examples
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His pragmatic meliorism combined the optimism of an activist with the skepticism of a scientist.
Academic text (1990) -
Good intentions or naive meliorism were not enough, but inaction was better than change if the efforts led to something worse.
Academic text (1996) -
Fox's attitude toward the Soviet Union at the end of World War II was a good example of his pragmatic meliorism.
Academic text (1990) -
(n52) Pragmatic Meliorism and Contemporary World Issues Force, Peace and Security
Academic text (1990) -
He found her faith naive, and she found his "meliorism" morbid.
Blog text (31) -
I picked up a biography of Hardy the other day because I wanted to know more about where this harsh pessimism (or meliorism) came from.
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Many people believe in meliorism, thinking that human actions can lead to a better world.
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Her meliorism drives her to volunteer at various charity organizations every week.
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The author's essay argues that meliorism is essential for fostering social change through collective efforts.
Antonyms
How Optimistic
Surface Forms
Morphology
meliorism = melior + ism
The element 'melior' is a Latin combining form meaning 'better' but is not a productive standalone English word, so learners cannot reliably infer the meaning of 'meliorism' from its parts.
Etymology
The word meliorism comes from the Latin root melior, which means 'better' and is the same root you see in ameliorate. So, meliorism is the belief that people can make the world 'better' by trying.