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Noun Concept
Categories: Philosophy stubs, Progress, Linear theories, Pragmatism, Change
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meliorism  meliorist
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The belief that the world can be made better by human effort WordNet 3.0
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The belief that the world can be made better by human effort WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Meliorism is the idea that progress is a real concept leading to an improvement of the world. Wikipedia
The view or doctrine that the world can be improved through human effort (often understood as an intermediate outlook between optimism and pessimism). Wiktionary
The view that the world can be improved through human effort. Wiktionary (translation)
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belief
philosophical doctrine
principle
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reformer
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