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Meaning of "preferentialism" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF PREFERENTIALISM

ˌprɛfəˈrɛnʃəlɪzəm


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PREFERENTIALISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Preferentialism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PREFERENTIALISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Preferentialism

Preferentialism is a philosophical movement which began in Paris in the early 1990s. In direct opposition to hedonism, or more specifically, utilitarianism, Preferentialism stresses objectivity and natural law principles, applying the latter to epistemology as well as to morality and ethics. Preferentialism states that there are certain absolute preferential frames of reference which are preferred by nature, and therefore, intrinsically preferred by humanity, as well.

Definition of preferentialism in the English dictionary

The definition of preferentialism in the dictionary is the economic system of preference, esp amongst British commonwealth countries.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PREFERENTIALISM

anti-imperialism · anticlericalism · antisocialism · bicameralism · bilingualism · biracialism · commensalism · exceptionalism · factionalism · herbalism · hyperrealism · martialism · multiracialism · parochialism · partialism · prudentialism · racialism · triumphalism · unilateralism · unsocialism

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PREFERENTIALISM

prefer · preferability · preferable · preferableness · preferably · preference · preference shares · preference stock · preferential · preferential voting · preferentialist · preferentiality · preferentially · preferment · preferrable · preferred · preferred ordinary shares · preferred stock · preferrer · preferring

WORDS THAT END LIKE PREFERENTIALISM

brutalism · capitalism · citizen journalism · colonialism · formalism · imperialism · individualism · journalism · liberalism · literalism · materialism · metabolism · minimalism · nationalism · Orientalism · photojournalism · professionalism · realism · socialism · surrealism · vandalism

Synonyms and antonyms of preferentialism in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «preferentialism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PREFERENTIALISM

Find out the translation of preferentialism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of preferentialism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «preferentialism» in English.
zh

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preferentialism
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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preferencialismo
570 millions of speakers
en

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preferentialism
510 millions of speakers
hi

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preferentialism
380 millions of speakers
ar

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preferentialism
280 millions of speakers
ru

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preferentialism
278 millions of speakers
pt

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um regime de preferências
270 millions of speakers
bn

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preferentialism
260 millions of speakers
fr

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préférentialisme
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Keistimewaan
190 millions of speakers
de

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preferentialism
180 millions of speakers
ja

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preferentialism
130 millions of speakers
ko

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preferentialism
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Preferensialisme
85 millions of speakers
vi

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preferentialism
80 millions of speakers
ta

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preferentialism
75 millions of speakers
mr

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अधिमान्यता
75 millions of speakers
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preferentialism
70 millions of speakers
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preferentialism
65 millions of speakers
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preferentialism
50 millions of speakers
uk

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preferentialism
40 millions of speakers
ro

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preferentialism
30 millions of speakers
el

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preferentialism
15 millions of speakers
af

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preferentialism
14 millions of speakers
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preferentialism
10 millions of speakers
no

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preferentialism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of preferentialism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PREFERENTIALISM»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about preferentialism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PREFERENTIALISM»

Discover the use of preferentialism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to preferentialism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Metaphysics and Ethics of Death: New Essays
There is one other feature of (exclusive or nonexclusive) simple preferentialism that needs clarification. Consider that things that happen at one time can make a proposition true at some other time. What would make it true that my students will  ...
James Stacey Taylor, 2013
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The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Death
How does the new account fare against the objections to simple preferentialism? It handles the worry about desires that only concern others, since it focuses on desires embedded in my plan for my own life. Although these desires might ...
Ben Bradley, Fred Feldman, Jens Johansson, 2013
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The Concept of Literary Application: Readers' Analogies from ...
Preferentialism says nothing about the possibility or impossibility of coming to a wide, even universal, agreement about what is to be preferred, so universal consensus is perfectly compatible with preferentialism. Yet universal dissent tallies ...
Anders Pettersson, 2012
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Hedonistic Utilitarianism
Chapter. 6. Against. preferentialism. Quite a few economists and philosophers have recendy defended the view that what has intrinsic value is satisfaction of preferences - the more the better. What gives meaning to a life, what makes a life  ...
Torbjörn Tännsjö, 1998
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The Idea of a Political Liberalism: Essays on Rawls
And the more moral substance we pack into “reasonable”, the less clear it is that reasonable people will reject preferentialism. To say that they will is then no longer an argument against preferentialism; only a roundabout way of claiming, not ...
Victoria Davion, Clark Wolf, 1999
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Institutions of American Democracy: The Judicial Branch
First surfacing in then-Associate Justice Rehnquist's dissent in Wallace v.jafree in 1985, non-preferentialism argues that the founders did not intend government to be neutral to the idea ofreligion itself, but that the First Amendment'5 restrictions ...
Kermit L. Hall, Kevin T. McGuire, 2005
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The Philosophy of Death
Preferentialism Let us see if we can explain the harm involved in Nagel's and Nozick's cases using a different conception of welfare, namely preferentialism. According to preferentialism (which is also known as the desire fulfillment tbeoiy) we ...
Steven Luper, 2009
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Dialogical Rhetoric: An Essay on Truth and Normativity After ...
When a chronotopical situatedness of human beings is accepted, such a preferentialism is not at all hard to understand or accept. Preferentialism simply says that all other positions are not on a par with our own position precisely because we ...
W. Slob, 2002
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Encyclopedia of Religion in American Politics
Non-Preferentialism Scholars have long debated the relation of the Establishment Clause to the Free Exercise Clause and have wondered what might be meant by the First Amendment's phrasing "respecting" an establishment of religion.
Jeffrey D. Schultz, John G. West, Iain S. MacLean, 1999
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Preferences
Call this type of position preferentialism. Typically, preferentialism is inspired by an enlightened respect for people's autonomy: prejudice aside, it is their own wishes that count. Chacun iz safacon. Popeye, for example, likes eating spinach,  ...
Christoph Fehige, Ulla Wessels, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PREFERENTIALISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term preferentialism is used in the context of the following news items.
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Guzah saga exposes Zec
“Zec must function without political preferentialism or prejudice,” ZDI said. Analyst Shepherd Mntungwa said “most rational people were still ... «Nehanda Radio, Jun 15»
2
Zimbabwe Democracy Institute statement on Hurungwe West by …
ZEC must function without political preferentialism or prejudice. Any allegations of manipulation, perception of partiality or alleged intrusion, ... «Nehanda Radio, Jun 15»
3
Japan needs to think big on Asian strategy
... but it withdrew into bilateral preferentialism following the 1997 Asian financial crisis. Why was Japan unable to achieve what China now has ... «East Asia Forum, Jun 15»
4
Bye bye, Bible: Christianity should not be mandatory
They cannot just be providing towards one faith because that clearly suggest a kind of preferentialism and they also cannot just assume that all ... «Nouse, Mar 15»
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I've been ogling my office crush online, what should I do?
In the game of preferentialism, your standout staffer wins praise — while the rest feel like under-loved losers. In this case, however, it's you who ... «MetroNews Canada, Jan 15»
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Progression of Gay Militantism Reaches Houston in Move Against …
... stand on their Christian principles against the tyrannical use of government for the purpose of preferentialism, and States like California going ... «Canada Free Press, Oct 14»
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Trade discord delivers fresh dent to WTO credibility
Preferentialism begins to look like a substitute, and that augers ill for harmonious international co-operation. Even if some temporary fix to the ... «South China Morning Post, Aug 14»
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Regional trade deals can advance integration of economies
But if governments with sufficient heft are unwilling to drive the multilateral process, there is little point in merely disparaging preferentialism. «South China Morning Post, Jul 14»
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Pope to prelates: No intrigue, favouritism, gossip
“No intrigue, gossip, power pacts, favouritism or preferentialism.” During his homily in St Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis told the cardinals they ... «TODAYonline, Feb 14»
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Pope lays out cardinal rules for new princes of Catholic Church
Francis' commandments: “No intrigue, gossip, power pacts, favoritism or preferentialism.” During his homily in St. Peter's Basilica, Francis told ... «New York Daily News, Feb 14»
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