perfectibility

Noun

Meaning

The quality or state of being perfectible.

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Perfectibility is one of the most unequivocal characteristics of the human species. William Godwin

I hold that a writer who does not passionately believe in the perfectibility of man has no dedication nor any membership in literature. John Steinbeck

Even the most morbid of the rape ranters have a childlike faith in the perfectibility of the universe, which they see as blighted solely by nasty men. They simplistically project outward onto a mythical "patriarchy" their own inner conflicts and moral ambiguities. Camille Paglia

There can be no freedom if one man or one group of men... is assumed... inherently perfect or perfectible. Its claim to perfection or perfectibility is a claim to absolute rule. Peter Drucker

he believes in the ultimate perfectibility of man Source: Internet

According to Rousseau, these were developed through the innate perfectibility of humanity. Source: Internet

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