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== About == | == About == | ||
Meliorism is the idea that humans make the world a better place. This idea of humans making the world better demonstrates that as humans we believe that we are the ones to improve everything. <ref>Ott, Brian L., and Robert L. Mack. Critical Media Studies: An Introduction. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Blackwell, 2014. Print.</ref> | Meliorism is the idea that humans make the world a better place. This idea of humans making the world better demonstrates that as humans we believe that we are the ones to improve everything. <ref>Ott, Brian L., and Robert L. Mack. Critical Media Studies: An Introduction. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Blackwell, 2014. Print.</ref> Meliorism is a way for humans to continue to progress and move forward. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
This concept is another important idea of Pragmatism since demonstrates the recognition that there are ways of improving the life and place we live in. <ref>Ott, Brian L., and Robert L. Mack. Critical Media Studies: An Introduction. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Blackwell, 2014. Print.</ref> Philosopher John Dewey used meliorism to understand American education and figured out ways to solve the problems it was facing. | This concept is another important idea of Pragmatism since demonstrates the recognition that there are ways of improving the life and place we live in. <ref>Ott, Brian L., and Robert L. Mack. Critical Media Studies: An Introduction. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Blackwell, 2014. Print.</ref> Philosopher John Dewey used meliorism to understand American education and figured out ways to solve the problems it was facing. <ref>Ott, Brian L., and Robert L. Mack. Critical Media Studies: An Introduction. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Blackwell, 2014. Print.</ref> | ||
==Uses in other disciplines== | ==Uses in other disciplines== | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:46, 4 April 2017
About
Meliorism is the idea that humans make the world a better place. This idea of humans making the world better demonstrates that as humans we believe that we are the ones to improve everything. [1] Meliorism is a way for humans to continue to progress and move forward.
Background
This concept is another important idea of Pragmatism since demonstrates the recognition that there are ways of improving the life and place we live in. [2] Philosopher John Dewey used meliorism to understand American education and figured out ways to solve the problems it was facing. [3]
Uses in other disciplines
Many terms are used beyond Media Studies or come from other fields, mention those here.
See also
References
- ↑ Ott, Brian L., and Robert L. Mack. Critical Media Studies: An Introduction. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Blackwell, 2014. Print.
- ↑ Ott, Brian L., and Robert L. Mack. Critical Media Studies: An Introduction. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Blackwell, 2014. Print.
- ↑ Ott, Brian L., and Robert L. Mack. Critical Media Studies: An Introduction. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Blackwell, 2014. Print.