"'progress' is a situated and often interested claim

[Maybo]

And Shannon Dea and Ted McCormick, professors of philosophy and history respectively, wrote that, "'progress' is a situated and often interested claim about human efforts, not a natural good or a divine gift. It needs critical assessment, not headlong zeal".
(Do we need a better understanding of 'progress'? by Garrison Lovely)

What does "situated claim" mean?

 

[jutfrank]

I think it means that the idea of progress is situated in its unique historical context. I'm not sure.