The evolution of moral progress: a biocultural theory

Introduction: why a theory of moral progress is needed

Part I. What is moral progress?

A typology of moral progress

Contemporary accounts of moral progress

A pluralistic, dynamic conception of moral progress

Part II. Evolution and the possibility of moral progress

Is evolved human nature an obstacle to moral progress?

The inclusivist anomaly and the limits of evolutionary explanation

Toward a naturalistic theory of inclusivist moral progress

Naturalizing moral regression: a biocultural account

De-moralization and the evolution of invalid moral norms

Part III. The path traveled and the way forward

Improvements in moral concepts and the human rights movement

Human rights naturalized

Biomedical moral enhancement and moral progress

Conclusion: the future of human morality

Postscript: moral progress and cultural evolution.