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gibberingmouther
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this is a topic close to my heart because i majored in philosophy my first year of college (sort of - i went to a weird college) and i hated it.
i don't think philosophy is useless - for learning how to be analytical and learning some history i think it's worth taking like one or two philosophy courses. Plato's dialogues have some value and are worth studying - at least just to get exposed to how he reasons. and the ancients basically relied on philosophy for their education and their way of intellectually processing the world around them.
i hated philosophy so much for awhile (i only majored in it in the first place because of my sister, who is gifted with a high iq but is also stupid). when i discovered Richard Feinman and his opinions on philosophy i was like "finally, someone who gets me!". my iq and Feinman's are like within 1 point of each other but he was 10 times smarter than me, so i think iq and general intelligence are not the best measures. anyhoo, what do you guys think about philosophy?
edit: the title of my thread is not great. i'm not asking so much if philosophy is useful or practical as whether there is any point in studying it.
i don't think philosophy is useless - for learning how to be analytical and learning some history i think it's worth taking like one or two philosophy courses. Plato's dialogues have some value and are worth studying - at least just to get exposed to how he reasons. and the ancients basically relied on philosophy for their education and their way of intellectually processing the world around them.
i hated philosophy so much for awhile (i only majored in it in the first place because of my sister, who is gifted with a high iq but is also stupid). when i discovered Richard Feinman and his opinions on philosophy i was like "finally, someone who gets me!". my iq and Feinman's are like within 1 point of each other but he was 10 times smarter than me, so i think iq and general intelligence are not the best measures. anyhoo, what do you guys think about philosophy?
edit: the title of my thread is not great. i'm not asking so much if philosophy is useful or practical as whether there is any point in studying it.