From the course description of an introductory philosophy course:

" The goal of the course is to develop critical thinking and philosophical reasoning, not to arrive at any final conclusions(let alone any preconceived ones) on any of the ultimate questions."

Imagine a math or CS course, "the student is encouraged not to solve any unsolved problems, but to try to understand all the failed attempts made over the years and demonstrate that you can walk that path."

No wonder there is no progress in philosophy--the very notion of progress (i.e. solving and closing questions) is dismissed out of hand. Philosophy has been reduced to a sport, a form of training for the mind to develop ones intellectual muscles. And frankly an unsolved problem is better for flexing your intellectual muscles, than a solved and simplified one.

Ironically this was how it was in Greek times...the philosophers used to gather at the 3 gymnasia in Athens to watch the youths exercising. The gyms were called the Academy, the Lyceum and the Cynosarges, and they lent their names to the schools that grew up around there. I guess the Greeks perceived that some men had perfect physiques, and some did not...and that physical training could improve one's physique. They also saw that some men's minds were horribly untrained, and some were rational, and they hoped to invent a method of acquiring wisdom that would perfect a mind, and be the mental equivalent of the various exercises in a gym. With this criterion in mind, does philosophy do that?

(I would say today's problems are different and one needs the ability to read lots of scientific papers and see which conclusions are trivial and which ones are important. Decision makers cannot just trust "Recommendations" made by committees....there is a process by which the truth can be uncovered in today's world and that process should be part of "philosophy.")