Fair! I agree to that, at least until this point of time.
But I think there could be a time where we could have picked most of the āsocial low-hanging fruitā (cases like the abolition of slavery, universal suffrage, universal education), so thereās not a lot for easy social progress left to do. At least comparatively, then investing on the āmoral philosophy low-hanging fruitā will look more worthwhile.
Some important cases of philosophical moral problems that might have great axiological moral importance, at least under consequentialism/āutilitarianism could be population ethics (totalism vs averagism), our duties towards wild animals, and the moral status of digital beings.
I think figuring them out could have great importance. Of course, if we always just keep them as just an interesting philosophical thought experiment and we donāt do anything about promoting any outcomes, they might not matter that much. But Iām guessing people in the year 2100 might want to start implementing some of those ideas.
Fair! I agree to that, at least until this point of time.
But I think there could be a time where we could have picked most of the āsocial low-hanging fruitā (cases like the abolition of slavery, universal suffrage, universal education), so thereās not a lot for easy social progress left to do. At least comparatively, then investing on the āmoral philosophy low-hanging fruitā will look more worthwhile.
Some important cases of philosophical moral problems that might have great axiological moral importance, at least under consequentialism/āutilitarianism could be population ethics (totalism vs averagism), our duties towards wild animals, and the moral status of digital beings.
I think figuring them out could have great importance. Of course, if we always just keep them as just an interesting philosophical thought experiment and we donāt do anything about promoting any outcomes, they might not matter that much. But Iām guessing people in the year 2100 might want to start implementing some of those ideas.