Project Gutenberg 2015-10-23 Public domain in the USA. 91 Wallace, Alfred Russel 1823 1913 Wallace, A. R. (Alfred Russel) Wallace, Russell Wallace, Alfred R. 13009158 Social Environment and Moral Progress Produced by MWS, Adrian Mastronardi, Michael Zeug, Lisa Reigel, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net, in celebration of Distributed Proofreaders' 15th Anniversary, using images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries. "Social Environment and Moral Progress" by Alfred Russel Wallace is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The work explores the complex relationship between morality and the social environment, delving into how morality has evolved and what influences it. The author emphasizes that moral progress is contingent upon the social context in which individuals operate, questioning the inherent understanding of right and wrong across different cultures and epochs. The opening of the text introduces the concept of moral progress, urging readers to consider that standards of morality shift significantly over time and between societies. Wallace critiques the notion that moral understanding is instinctual, pointing out that moral values often reflect societal conventions rather than universally inherent truths. He systematically lays out the groundwork for examining morality's historical foundations, illustrating his argument with historical examples, such as the shifting perceptions surrounding slavery. This sets the tone for a thorough exploration of how humanity’s moral framework is shaped by social conditions, the historical context of these morals, and the need for a careful selection process to foster moral improvement. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Natural selection Social ethics HM Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Sociology 274830 274818 2024-09-21T04:55:29.253067 2023-09-21T14:42:48.927545 text/html text/html 271347 2015-10-23T09:56:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 160025 2015-10-23T09:56:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 209884 2024-09-21T04:55:36.278976 application/epub+zip 207647 2024-09-21T04:55:31.051023 application/epub+zip 189287 2024-09-21T04:55:30.043038 application/epub+zip 282317 2024-09-21T04:55:39.984961 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 244842 2024-09-21T04:55:35.517979 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229368 2022-09-22T17:29:22.202860 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 210714 210418 2024-09-21T04:55:28.341031 2023-09-21T14:42:48.104501 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 210958 2015-10-23T09:56:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 78604 2015-10-23T09:56:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18637 2024-09-21T04:55:40.120962 application/rdf+xml 13772 2024-09-21T04:55:30.304004 image/jpeg 1778 2024-09-21T04:55:30.252023 image/jpeg 159992 2024-09-21T04:55:29.284011 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia