ABSTRACT
This chapter presents an introduction to moral progress and truth, followed by a thought experiment. It is followed by a short discussion and then a series of questions. When people talk of making progress, it is often linked to talk of success. And having an endpoint is not integral to progressing, and progress seems to bring with it some standard by which the thing can be judged. This is explained with the thought experiment which presents a case of child employment, especially boys. The questions are intended to get the philosophy students thinking about the problems. They have used these kinds of questions in seminars as the questions set for seminars, so they also think that they can be used to spark conversation and discussion. The chapter also gives a cursory sketch of some of the ways in which philosophers have responded to the thought experiment.
