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The '''Idea of Progress''' is a [[worldview]] mainly promoted by [[globalist]]s and [[liberal]]s that argues "that the human condition has improved over the course of history and will continue to improve."<ref name="Lange">Lange, Margaret Meek (February 17, 2011). [https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/progress/ Progress]. ''Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy''. Retrieved December 25, 2017.</ref>
==History of the idea==
Throughout history, most philosophers did not believe in any idea of progress, although some took various positions which mirrored aspects of the theory.<ref name="Lange"/> Philosophers such as [[Plato]] and [[Aristotle]] – who believed in a cyclical view of history – as well as the Christian philosopher [[Augustine]] – who believed in a linear view of history – held such positions despite never believing the theory.<ref name="Lange"/>
The formation of the Idea of Progress began during the [[Enlightenment|Enlightenment Era]], during the 1700s, through the seeds of this theory could be seen in philosophical writings from the 1600s.<ref name="Lange"/><ref name="Encyclopedia">[http://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/progress-idea Progress, the Idea of]. ''Encyclopedia.com'' (from the ''Encyclopedia of Philosophy''). 2006. Retrieved December 25, 2017.</ref> These philosophers were inspired by the achievements of the [[Scientific Revolution]] and believed that the progress seen in scientific advancements could be applied in other fields such as the social or moral realm.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> These philosophers, unsurprisingly, took an optimistic and positive view of humanity.<ref name="Lange"/> The idea of progress was promoted by philosophers such as [[Immanuel Kant]], [[G. W. F. Hegel]], [[Karl Marx]], [[Auguste Comte]], and [[John Stuart Mill]].<ref name="Lange"/><ref name="Encyclopedia"/>
Events in the 20th century, such as [[World War I]], [[World War II]], the [[Holocaust]], and the development of [[nuclear weapon]]s, shook the belief in the idea of progress, leading many philosophers to either moderate their support for or to reject the Idea of Progress.<ref name="Lange"/><ref name="Encyclopedia"/>
==Liberalism, globalism, secularism, and progress==
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Philosophical Systems]]
[[Category:Worldviews]]
[[Category:Philosophy and Religion]]
[[Category:Liberalism]]
[[Category:Globalism]]
[[Category:Liberal Falsehoods]]
==History of the idea==
Throughout history, most philosophers did not believe in any idea of progress, although some took various positions which mirrored aspects of the theory.<ref name="Lange"/> Philosophers such as [[Plato]] and [[Aristotle]] – who believed in a cyclical view of history – as well as the Christian philosopher [[Augustine]] – who believed in a linear view of history – held such positions despite never believing the theory.<ref name="Lange"/>
The formation of the Idea of Progress began during the [[Enlightenment|Enlightenment Era]], during the 1700s, through the seeds of this theory could be seen in philosophical writings from the 1600s.<ref name="Lange"/><ref name="Encyclopedia">[http://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/progress-idea Progress, the Idea of]. ''Encyclopedia.com'' (from the ''Encyclopedia of Philosophy''). 2006. Retrieved December 25, 2017.</ref> These philosophers were inspired by the achievements of the [[Scientific Revolution]] and believed that the progress seen in scientific advancements could be applied in other fields such as the social or moral realm.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> These philosophers, unsurprisingly, took an optimistic and positive view of humanity.<ref name="Lange"/> The idea of progress was promoted by philosophers such as [[Immanuel Kant]], [[G. W. F. Hegel]], [[Karl Marx]], [[Auguste Comte]], and [[John Stuart Mill]].<ref name="Lange"/><ref name="Encyclopedia"/>
Events in the 20th century, such as [[World War I]], [[World War II]], the [[Holocaust]], and the development of [[nuclear weapon]]s, shook the belief in the idea of progress, leading many philosophers to either moderate their support for or to reject the Idea of Progress.<ref name="Lange"/><ref name="Encyclopedia"/>
==Liberalism, globalism, secularism, and progress==
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Philosophical Systems]]
[[Category:Worldviews]]
[[Category:Philosophy and Religion]]
[[Category:Liberalism]]
[[Category:Globalism]]
[[Category:Liberal Falsehoods]]