10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERFECTIBILISM»
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perfectibilism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
perfectibilism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Adam's Fallacy: A Guide to Economic Theology
The hostility toward perfectibilism that we saw in Malthus finds an echo among
the Austrians. The Depression-dominated atmosphere of the 1930s posed a
frightening threat to these core Austrian economic beliefs. Even normally reliable
...
2
Anthropology As Ethics: Nondualism and the Conduct of Sacrifice
If one adheres fast to the formal concept of sacrifice, as it is understood iconically
in organized religion, then one is less likely to discern the perfectibilism at point.
This remains true even if, from a logical point of view, this principle is hard to ...
T. M. S. (Terry) Evens, 2013
3
Commitment and Compassion in Psychoanalysis: Selected Papers ...
My final set of "observations" could be entitled "The Pitfalls of Perfectibilism and
the Elevation of the NotSoGood Hour." The Oxford English Dictionary (1971, p.
684) defines perfectibilism as "the doctrine of perfectibility of human nature in this
...
Robert S. Wallerstein, 2013
33 Does the contemporary quest for the perfect child via prenatal diagnosis bear
any resemblance to other forms of perfectibilism? It seems very different in many
ways from the ancient philosopher Parmenides' idea of the perfect divine being ...
5
Constraint on Trial: Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert and ...
... 115, 118, 147, 151, 163 Peasant War in Germany, 158 Pelagianism,61,98, 106
Pentateuch, 110 Perfectibilism, perfectibility actual, not imagined or forensic, 226
Arminius adopted Coornhert's perfectibilism, 235 Bonger uses term “perfectism ...
6
Female Psychology and Mysticism
Christian mysticism has won admirers in our own country and no wonder
Buddhist and Hindu mystical perfectibilism are attracting so many Western
disciples. The nineteenth century ready-mix mysticism which looks to drug-taking
rather than ...
7
Perspectives of the philosophy of Devatma
Devatma's position is not merely "perfectibilism" but "evolutionary perfectibilism."
The significance of the prefix "evolutionary" is that man's unending progress is
not a matter of "mere change" but "evolution." Let us now summarize Devatma's ...
Kewal Krishan Mittal, 1983
8
The Banquet of Theodulus: Or, the Re-union of the Different ...
Protestantism is, in fact, if I may be allowed the expression, a species of
perfectibilism. Odilon. As your most enlightened writers have the kindness to
represent us Catholics.as endowed with rather a dull understanding in matters of
religion, ...
abbé Paul Dumont, Johann August Starck, 1868
Secular perfectibilism seems not to have faltered until recently when we have
seen a return to the earlier pessimistic beliefs in original sin which underlay the
Augustinian heritage in Christian societies. The modern versions of original sin
may ...
10
Storied Words: The Writer's Vocabulary and Its Origins
We can also lament the advent of PERFECTIBILISM, a term that also first appears
in the 18th century. PERFECTIBILISM (from Latin perficere, “to finish”) refers to
the disposition to consider anything short of perfection as unacceptable. Such is ...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERFECTIBILISM»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
perfectibilism is used in the context of the following news items.
Gary Pettus: Chris McDaniel needs to 'conserve' energy
... the word of capitalism to the Chamber of Commerce, the word of absenteeism to deadbeat dads, the word of perfectibilism to Martha Stewart, ... «Jackson Clarion Ledger, Feb 15»
AC Grayling Responds
... peevishly and high-mindedly complains), I don't confuse Meliorism with Perfectibilism as Gray persists in doing, though I have before now, ... «The National Interest Online, Apr 10»
