Philosophers of science have long debated the nature and assessment of scientific progress, and a parallel discussion about progress in philosophy has recently been emerging. Less attention, however, has been devoted to questions about progress in ethical theorizing specifically.
For instance, what would progress in ethics amount to, and to what extent has such progress actually been made? Does progress in ethics require the resolution of theoretical disagreements among experts? How do questions about progress in ethics interact with metaethical questions concerning, e.g., the existence and nature of moral truths? And how can progress in future ethical theorizing best be promoted?
Progress in Ethics is an international research network whose purpose is to provide a forum for systematic discussion of these issues. The network consists in experts from a variety of relevant fields, including moral philosophy, epistemology, and philosophy of science, and promotes collaboration between them for example through organizing workshops and conferences.
The initiation of the network was funded through a grant from The Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation. During 2024–2027, its activities will be organized by the research project Hidden Convergence in Ethics, which is hosted by the Institute of Futures Studies.
Network members
Finnur Dellsén (University of Iceland)
Klemens Kappel (Copenhagen University)
Antti Kauppinen (University of Helsinki)
Graham Oddie (University of Colorado Boulder)
Tanja Rechnitzer (Leibniz University Hannover)
Olle Risberg (Uppsala University & Institute for Futures Studies)
Joe Roussos (Institute for Futures Studies)
Ylwa Sjölin Wirling (Gothenburg University)
Sarah Stroud (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Folke Tersman (Uppsala University & Institute for Futures Studies)
Upcoming events
No planned events
Past events
- Workshop, University of Copenhagen, 8–9 February 2024
- Workshop, Moral Methodology and Moral Expertise, University of Iceland, 21–22 August 2023
- Workshop, Progress in Ethics, Institutet för framtidsstudier, 19–20 June 2023
- Workshop, Convergence and Disagreement in Ethical Theory, University of Copenhagen, 25–26 August 2022
