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The Idea of Progress : An Implicit Western Faith

This paper challenges the idea of progress as an underlying ideology of Western civilization and identifies its role in modern day society on a philosophical level. The origin and development of this idea is presented through a historical review of sources back from ancient Greece to the works of prominent scholars including Comté and Darwin among others. Furthermore this paper includes a discussion on secularization and the state of religion in modern Danish society which is elaborated on through an interdisciplinary approach involving neuroscientific research on religious cognition. Finally, a commercial is analyzed through the framework of Durkheim’s work on religion in relation to progress portrayed in the media. This creates a thought provoking reflection on the Western societies’ implicit faith in progress.