learning and moral progress

• what is meant learning and moral progress?

  with moral realism, we can learn and make progress in understanding what's right over time it's like getting better at a sport- we can improve our moral understanding as a society.
• what is an example of this?

  just as we've learned over the years that treating everyone fairly is important, moral realism suggests that we can continue to learn and make our world more morally just.
• what is a criticism?

  sceptics argue that the notion of moral progress within moral realism is contentious. different cultures may perceive moral progress differently, and what is considered progress by some might be viewed as regression by others. this relativism challenges the idea that there is clear, objective trajectory of moral development