The Question Before Us
Progress
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Be it resolved, humankind’s best days lie ahead.
Progress is one of the animating concepts of the modern era. From the Enlightenment onwards, the West has had the belief that through the evolution of institutions, innovations and ideas, the human condition is improving. This process is supposedly accelerating as new technologies, individual freedoms and the spread of global norms empowers societies around the world. But is progress inevitable?
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The Question Before Us is a local public television program presented by BTPM PBS
The Question Before Us was made possible by The Peter & Melanie Munk Charitable Foundation.
The Question Before Us
Progress
Special | 58m 42sVideo has Closed Captions
Progress is one of the animating concepts of the modern era. From the Enlightenment onwards, the West has had the belief that through the evolution of institutions, innovations and ideas, the human condition is improving. This process is supposedly accelerating as new technologies, individual freedoms and the spread of global norms empowers societies around the world. But is progress inevitable?
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