perfectibilist

(pəˈfɛktɪbɪlɪst) or

perfectibilian

(Philosophy) philosophy (predominantly in relation to the Illuminati) a person who believes that a given thing, usually human nature, is perfectible

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This other-worldliness is balanced by the this-worldly view that life is 'a blessing independent of a future state', but the moderate optimism implicit in this statement falls far short of the perfectibilist aspirations of Godwin and Condorcet.

An index to Malthus's Essay on the Principle of Population, 1798

Voogt makes clear that Coornhert believed in an absolute truth and viewed humanity from an optimistic, perfectibilist lens.

Constraint on Trial: Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert and Religious Freedom

Voogt shows how Coornhert mingled concepts from Stoicism, scepticism, and a spititualism related to Erasmian evangelical humanism to design his perfectibilist creed and to counter intolerance.

Constraint on Trial: Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert and Religious Freedom. (Reviews)

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