Moral Progress in Dark Times Universal Values for the 21st Century

"This book is a passionate defense of moral realism against the now standard relativism on the topic, written in Gabriel's usual clear prose. His gift for illuminating examples and anecdotes, combined with his thorough philosophical knowledge and hyper-alertness to world events, ensure that Moral Progress in Dark Times speaks directly to the conscience of the twenty-first-century citizen."
--Graham Harman
 
"In this book, Markus Gabriel seeks a possible resurrection of history from the normative foundations of a moral realism. In this search, we discover something like a non-Eurocentric universal history, based on the existence of universalizable moral facts capable of transcending specific contexts and guiding us through dark times. Aware of the challenges of this new universalism, Gabriel does not shy away from any controversy and invites us to a debate where the question is no less than the possibilities of a new enlightenment."
--Vladimir Safatle
 
"[T]he book's themes that morality is real and grounded in facts, that scientific-technological progress should be guided by ethics, and that this requires heavy-duty interdisciplinary cooperation (including a role for the humanities!) as well as a fundamental belief in truth and human dignity, are desperately needed in our current historical moment."
--Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
 
"What is so impressive about Gabriel's book is both its readability and that he is able to stand up for a form of European Enlightenment in German philosopher Immanuel Kant's universalism, which is needed now more than ever."
--The Sociological Review
 
"a challenging, provocative book"
--Midwest Book Review