What is the value of philosophy? Here is my attempt at addressing this apparently philosophical question many critics of philosophy ask often
What Use is Philosophy? If you are like most of us, you may have asked, at least, once; What’s the value of philosophy? And you may have wondered about questions like; Why is there something rather than nothing? Does God exist? When did time begin? From where did evil come? What is evil? If God is good, why is there so much evil in the world? What justifies human treatment of animals? Is it moral to steal medicines to save a life? Is it possible to live a normal life and not ever tell a lie? Is it easier to love or to be loved? Do acts of kindness have a motive? Why do we strive for perfection if it is not attainable? If what would make you happy makes another person unhappy, who ought to be happy? What is happiness? Are religion and science compatible? What is the soul? Does it exist before life and continue after? And so on! You may have also wondered about that famous philosophical thought experiment that raises questions regarding observation and perception generally attrib