His most influential book, The New Democracy (1912) was a classic statement of democratic
meliorism, revealing his path to a future of
Kaynak: Walter WeylSocial
meliorism: Social meliorists believe that education is a tool to reform society and create change of the better. This socialization
Kaynak: Curriculum theoryCentral to the doctrine of humanism, in Gray's view, is the inherently utopian belief in
meliorism , namely that humans are not limited by
Kaynak: John N. GrayBowne's ethical philosophy is characterized by its guarded
meliorism; an emphasis on practicality and on learning to be circumspect about
Kaynak: Borden Parker Bowneand serve worthy social ends Putting his
meliorism into practice, Shusterman seeks to win aesthetic legitimation for popular art in two ways:
Kaynak: Richard ShustermanAlso see:
meliorism , sociocracy and public sociology . A sociology which intelligently and scientifically directed the social and
Kaynak: Lester Frank WardDeterminism, he argued, undermines
meliorism —the idea that progress is a real concept leading to improvement in the world. Free will and
Kaynak: Free will