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   UNENLIGHTENED definition: 1. not showing understanding or knowledge; not enlightened 2. not showing understanding or…. Learn more.

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     adjective. us / ˌʌn.ɪnˈlaɪ.t̬ ə nd / uk / ˌʌn.ɪnˈlaɪ.t ə nd...

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     unenlightened definicja: 1. not showing understanding or...

   • Unenlightened in Simplified Chinese

     UNENLIGHTENED translate: 落后的; 无知的;未经启蒙的. Learn more in the...

   • Unenlightened in Traditional Chinese

     UNENLIGHTENED translate: 落後的;無知的;未經啟蒙的. Learn more in the...

   • Clueless

     CLUELESS definition: 1. having no knowledge of something, or...

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   Not well-informed, tolerant, or rational.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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   Enlightened self-interest is a philosophy in ethics which states that persons who act to further the interests of others (or the interests of the group or groups to which they belong) ultimately serve their own self-interest. [1][2]

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   Unenlightened definition: Not enlightened ; ignorant in general or of some particular fact.

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   There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective unenlightened. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   What does unenlightened mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! UNENLIGHTENED meaning: 1. not showing understanding or knowledge; not enlightened 2. not showing understanding or…. Learn more.

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   When was the word unenlightened first used?

   • The earliest known use of the adjective unenlightened is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for unenlightened is from 1650, in the writing of Joseph Hall, bishop of Norwich, religious writer, and satirist. unenlightened is formed within English, by derivation.

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   Do unenlightened people have a responsibility?

   • While initially plausible, this reasoning ignores the difference between actual unenlightened humans, who suffer from obscure perception in the intellect, and enlightened humans. In still other instances, no group may claim responsibility, leaving the government unenlightened as to the perpetrator or its orientation.

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   What is the voice of unenlightened self-interest?

   • That is the voice of unenlightened self-interest—the voice of teacher training colleges and lecturers. That is a very unenlightened attitude on the part of employers. The point is that we have to get across this message, not to the converted, but to the old-fashioned and unenlightened.

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   What is enlightened self-interest?

   • It has often been simply expressed by the belief that an individual, group, or even a commercial entity will "do well by doing good". The term enlightened self-interest has been criticised as a mere ideological or semantic device of neoclassical economic theory to justify this type of behaviour.

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   How is enlightened self-interest different from altruism?

   • Enlightened self-interest is also different from altruism, which calls for people to act in the interest of others often at the expense of their own interests and with no expectation of material benefit for themselves in the future.

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8. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › unenlightenedUNENLIGHTENED definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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   adjective. us / ˌʌn.ɪnˈlaɪ.t̬ ə nd / uk / ˌʌn.ɪnˈlaɪ.t ə nd / Add to word list. not showing understanding or knowledge; not enlightened. Synonyms. benighted literary. clueless informal. ignorant. illiterate. uninformed. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Inexperienced (of people) armchair. be new to this game idiom.