Agathology
is the study of the nature of
good. Greek agatho- (good) and logos (discourse), |
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Agathism recognizes the existence of evil
but holds that all things
tend toward the good.
A belief in the ultimate triumph of good despite evil means |
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Agathist: The meliorist,
or forward-looker who believes that the world and things in
general are
heading for the better. Thus in things that most people regard as evil
or tragic, such as virulent diseases, calamitous earthquakes, or wars,
the agathist can find some ultimate purpose. The optimist (in the
word's purest sense) sees the present as pretty much for the best; the
agathist, less content with the present, nonetheless thinks things are
inevitably tending towards good-- "though perhaps not," as one
dictionary explains, "along the best
road."
this
definition can be found on p.83 of
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Agathosma
In botany, a genus of plants of the rue family; literally "smelling good". (http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/list/A/4) |
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