Societies change over time. Chattel slavery and foot‐binding have been abolished,
democracy has become increasingly widespread, gay rights have become established in …

The power of technology to transform religions, science, and political institutions has often
been presented as nothing short of revolutionary. Does technology have a similarly …

This paper explores the role of moral uncertainty in explaining the morally disruptive
character of new technologies. We argue that existing accounts of technomoral change do …

In the following philosophical investigations of moral change, I attempt to pay justice to
several different aspects of the ethical, which are all essential, but difficult to balance and …

In this article I argue that social change deserves to be recognized as an area of
philosophical study in its own right. I provide a non‐exhaustive overview of existing …

Many believe that moral education can cause moral progress. At first glance, this makes
sense. A major goal of moral education is the improvement of the moral beliefs, values and …

Analytic moral philosophers have generally failed to engage in any substantial way with the
cultural history of morality. This is a shame, because a genealogy of morals can help us …

In today's highly dynamic societies, moral norms and values are subject to change. Moral
change is partly driven by technological developments. For instance, the introduction of …

In the past few years, we have seen emerging new work that brings into focus the role of
historical change and its moral implications in Iris Murdoch's philosophy. This paper …

This book develops a unified theory of moral progress. The author argues that there are
mechanisms in place that consistently drive societies towards moral improvement and that a …