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futilitarianism

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fu·til·i·tar·i·an  (fy-tl-târ-n)
adj.
Holding or based on the view that human endeavor is futile.
n.
One who holds the view that human endeavor is futile.
[futilit(y) + -arian.]
fu·tili·tari·an·ism n.
futilitarianism
a belief in the uselessness of human endeavor and aspiration. Cf. defeatism. — futilitarian, n., adj.
See also: Attitudes


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Gitlin is not kind to postmodernism, "Frankfurt-style futilitarianism," and other attempts by left-leaning scholars to develop jargon-filled theories that both reify power and reinforce powerlessness.
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