exceptionalism
特殊主义,特殊性,例外主义,特例主义
Definitions
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- : the condition of being exceptional; uniqueness.
- : the study of the unique and exceptional.
- : a theory that a nation, region, or political system is exceptional and does not conform to the norm.
Examples
I think that’s part of why it’s so hard for us to give up on this idea of human exceptionalism — because if we do abandon that idea, we’d have to change a lot of how we’re living.
The dream job isn’t a destination but a vision to build a franchise around your exceptionalism.
It’s something I call sexual exceptionalism in my book, the idea that for evangelicals oftentimes sexual sin is the worst sin, not racism, not greed, not lack of love for your neighbor.
In a welcome way, O’Connell rejects any tendency toward human exceptionalism, a stance rooted in the belief that humans are inevitably exceptional in our intelligence and emotional expression.
Our colleagues have warned about the dangers of “pandemic research exceptionalism” in the context of clinical trials for covid-19 agents.
Historically Democrats, like Republicans, believed in American Exceptionalism.
The first is the shared history of the Americas, too often eclipsed by the story of U.S. “exceptionalism.”
Niebuhr “played by the rules” by affirming American exceptionalism, and writing about American innocence.
The SBOE wants Texas students to learn about “American exceptionalism.”
But American exceptionalism has merely delayed secularization, not halted it.