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meliorism
Pronunciation: /ˈmiːlɪərɪz(ə)m/
noun
mass nounPhilosophy
The belief that the world can be made better by human effort.
Origin
Late 19th century: from Latin melior ‘better’ + -ism.
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In the definition of meliorism, the word "better" probably means "better for humans". In that light, it
is probably fair to say that humans will mainly think "better for me". From the perspective of any other intelligent observer, the human belief in meliorism might seem that it ignores the world in favor of the species.
