exemptionalism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The belief that the relationship between humans and the natural environment is unimportant because humans are "exempt" from environmental forces and capable of adapting via cultural change.

Word forms

exemptionalism

Etymology

From exemptional + -ism.

Related words

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