meliorism

English - Turkish

Definition of meliorism in English Turkish dictionary: iyimserlik inancı; {i} iyimserlik; düzeltme inanç; dünyanın zamanla iyiye gittiği inancı; {i} dünyanın düzeldiği inancı

English - English

Definition of meliorism in English English dictionary: 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
At the convention, the official mood was traditional Methodist meliorism.; the belief that the world can be made better by human effort; Belief that situations or societies can get better but only if people come together to act upon these occurances Contrast with Fatalism; The doctrine that the world tends to become better, or may be made better by human effort Topic areas: Staff Development and Organizational Capacity, Volunteer Management, Communications and Marketing, Advocacy; 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 perfection HA 191-93,693-95; TH 171-73; from the Latin, meaning better; the view that the world is neither all good nor all bad, but can be improved through human effort; The doctrine that there is a tendency throughout nature toward improvement; {i} doctrine that supports repairing and improving the world by human actions