Origins of philosophical progress:
Strictly speaking, this fits into my point- the idea of philosophy has been redefined and modern mind-body theories use arguments that aren’t empirically verifiable. Some might consider this a dubious distinction, however, so I’ll ignore that.
It should also be pointed out that the progress in philosophy was done much sooner- there were physicalist philosophers since the earliest period of history. There are more physicalist philosophers than mind-body dualist philosophers nowadays, but physicalism hasn’t triumphed in the sense of becoming a philosophical consensus.
The scientists who ensured the triumph of physicalism would have converted future philosophers to physicalist viewpoints, but would not have greatly contributed to the progress of the philosophical minority who would have advanced its progress anyway. Even in the hypothetical world where there was no Industrial Revolution whatsoever for some reason, a philosophical minority would have proceeded to get as far as proper philosophers have today (case in point- look at Epiricus and how much he suceeded at on something approximating pure reason). The difference would be that there would be innumerable false theories out there as well.
Morality: Any believer in moral objectivity would consider this approach utterly patronising (I know partially because I once was one)- it is that much, as it assumes they are wrong without actually showing why. Back in the day, I would punch you for saying something like that.
The problem with your conception is that it makes it hard to consider some sorts of philosophical questions that deserve considering if the human “model” of these matters is to be as accurate as possible. For example, imagine trying to consider a question “Should I act selfishly or selflessly?” whilst considering the pros and cons of it. A flawed philosopher might argue something like “Selflessness is my subjective preference, so I’m going to go with that” without considering the implications of alternatives properly. Things worth considering for said philosopher include the implications of acting in various ways
Of course, it also means it becomes significantly harder for history students to have a decent understanding of the past- the conception of things as morally wrong has, as a concept, played a massive role in history. Many parts of history cannot be understood if you do not realise that people saw morality as more than a subjective matter of feelings.
Origins of philosophical progress: Strictly speaking, this fits into my point- the idea of philosophy has been redefined and modern mind-body theories use arguments that aren’t empirically verifiable. Some might consider this a dubious distinction, however, so I’ll ignore that.
It should also be pointed out that the progress in philosophy was done much sooner- there were physicalist philosophers since the earliest period of history. There are more physicalist philosophers than mind-body dualist philosophers nowadays, but physicalism hasn’t triumphed in the sense of becoming a philosophical consensus.
The scientists who ensured the triumph of physicalism would have converted future philosophers to physicalist viewpoints, but would not have greatly contributed to the progress of the philosophical minority who would have advanced its progress anyway. Even in the hypothetical world where there was no Industrial Revolution whatsoever for some reason, a philosophical minority would have proceeded to get as far as proper philosophers have today (case in point- look at Epiricus and how much he suceeded at on something approximating pure reason). The difference would be that there would be innumerable false theories out there as well.
Morality: Any believer in moral objectivity would consider this approach utterly patronising (I know partially because I once was one)- it is that much, as it assumes they are wrong without actually showing why. Back in the day, I would punch you for saying something like that.
The problem with your conception is that it makes it hard to consider some sorts of philosophical questions that deserve considering if the human “model” of these matters is to be as accurate as possible. For example, imagine trying to consider a question “Should I act selfishly or selflessly?” whilst considering the pros and cons of it. A flawed philosopher might argue something like “Selflessness is my subjective preference, so I’m going to go with that” without considering the implications of alternatives properly. Things worth considering for said philosopher include the implications of acting in various ways
Of course, it also means it becomes significantly harder for history students to have a decent understanding of the past- the conception of things as morally wrong has, as a concept, played a massive role in history. Many parts of history cannot be understood if you do not realise that people saw morality as more than a subjective matter of feelings.