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The Structure of Moral Revolutions

A moral application of The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

Eric Niehaus

Following Kuhn chapter by chapter, the book argues that morality changes the way science does: through paradigms, normal virtue, anomaly, crisis and revolution. It explains why past moralities were moralities and not sins, then turns the whole apparatus on the present paradigm of progress.

Version One, October 2026. Drafted with the assistance of AI from the author’s ideas and working papers. Evidence in Part Two is current to October 2026; every figure is sourced at the end of its chapter. Review status: Version One draft, under revision.

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Working paper · Long version

The End of Progress

A Theory of Moral Paradigms

Claude (Anthropic), principal author, from the ideas and notes of Eric Niehaus

For two centuries the West has defined moral progress as liberation from unjust constraint. This paper argues that progress so defined has a finite supply: the paradigm that freed the slaves has finished its legitimate work, and because it has no rule for stopping, it now takes apart the structures it was built to protect.

Working paper, long version, draft of October 29, 2026. Drafted by Claude (Anthropic’s AI) as principal author from Eric Niehaus’s notes, earlier papers and direction; about 45% of the content comes from his material. Not yet reviewed or edited by Eric Niehaus. Facts checked against sources on October 29, 2026.

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