The philosophical discourse on progress, both moral and political, has a long history. It first
rose to prominence in the Age of Enlightenment as a particular view of history as …

Progress, perhaps the fundamental secular belief of modern Western society, has come
under heavy fire recently because, after three centuries, advances in science and …

The idea of progress, conventional wisdom has it, was first preached during the
Enlightenment. It became an article of faith in the nineteenth century and remained the …

Progress Unchained reinterprets the history of the idea of progress using parallels between
evolutionary biology and changing views of human history. Early concepts of progress in …

As one who at least thirty years ago began calling attention to the ambiguous status of the
idea of progress in evolutionary biology, the present reviewer finds it refreshing to encounter …

In the last years, different sources point to a same message: industrial civilization has
entered an overshoot mode, the natural limits to growth have been already surpassed. This …

Ruse uncovers surprising similarities between evolutionist and creationist thinking.
Reaching beyond the biblical issues at stake, he demonstrates that these two diametrically …

Eva von Redecker: I would like to say a quick word to open up the conversation. I think that
by moving the notion of progress to the center of your work, both of you accomplish …

They live in a world swirling in mist and darkness¿. Their mission is to tempt, tease, and
seduce as they mesmerize us with their promise of taking our desires to the ultimate limit …

The concept of progress is dialectical in nature. On the one hand, progress is a necessary
term for anyone who is interested in human emancipation understood as overcoming social …