人类在各个领域都取得了进步,尽管常常时断时续,有利有弊,可以逆转。但是,我们能够在道德上明显提高吗?能否有朝一日比我们眼下高尚得多?我们这个物种的成员整体上会不会变得更加宽厚正直,而不像过去那么虚假自私?我认识一些人,他们以各种方式在道德方面取得进步(而很多人却走上反向的旅程);但我不能肯定,作为一个物种,在整体上我们是否好过100年甚至1万年前。这个问题有史以来就不断地被探索。我们可以求助于孔子或者亚里士多德,耶稣或者佛陀以获得启迪。但是,下面我想聚焦一 Human progress has been made in all areas, reversing the pros and cons of often intermittent, pros and cons. But can we significantly improve morally? Can one day be more noble than we are now? Will members of our species as a whole become more generous, not as false and selfish as in the past? I know some people, They have made moral progress in a variety of ways (and many have embarked on a reverse journey); but I am not sure if, as a species, we are overall better than 100 or even 10,000 years ago. This problem has been continuously explored ever since. We can turn to Confucius or Aristotle, Jesus or the Buddha for inspiration. But below I want to focus on one