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How does philosophy impact "real life"? [duplicate]
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How is philosophy useful? Examinging its practical and real-life impact and the benefits of getting a degree in philosophy
Many people today are of the opinion that philosophy ...
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Is philosophy a waste of time? [duplicate]
Philosophy has not advanced very far since Ancient Greece and Rome and every philosophical point of view, when extended, becomes absurd.
Meanwhile, in little more than 3 centuries, and mostly in the ...
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What are the practical ramifications of philosophy? How can we make it relevant to ordinary people? [duplicate]
Because philosophy is seen by many as a useless subject and a mere waste of resources, universities the world over has retired countless degree programs in philosophy.
So my questions are
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What is the practical use of philosophy? [duplicate]
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How is philosophy useful? Examining the practical, impactful, real-life benefits of getting a degree in philosophy
What is the practical use of philosophy?
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A reference which justifies "The use of Philosophy" [duplicate]
Recently I've got into an argument with a friend of mine about a cliché, "What is the use of philosophy?". Well we didn't discuss it that much but I want to keep the argument based on some philosopher'...
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What is the difference between philosophy and religion?
How do you make the distinction between philosophy and religion? Are there some philosophies/religions that are hard to categorize as being one or the other?
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What is Philosophy? [closed]
What is a comprehensive definition of Philosophy? Alternatively, is it impossible to define Philosophy? This is a pseudo-meta question, but it seems like it belongs here.
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How to answer people who would claim that "philosophy is useless"?
How to answer people who would claim that "philosophy is useless"?
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"Philosophy, since it by def. considers fundamental matters, such as existence, cannot be rationally neglected, because ...
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If-then in propositional logic [duplicate]
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How can we reason about “if P then Q” or “P only if Q” statements in propositional logic?
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Does philosophy matter to personal life?
When I was studying philosophy, I sometimes asked my fellow students how studying philosophy affected their personal life. The answer I got was usually either "I haven't really thought about that" or "...
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Why is philosophy viewed as unnecessary, extra, by the common man?
This may be more of a sociology or psychology question as
I do not mean "What is the point of philosophy today?" (You can find many related questions at my favorites.)
Then what I mean is, how does ...