Is there any point in Philosophy?

I mean some of the skills it gives you can be great when studying it but other than that is it useful? You could say it gives us answers to deep questions, but have the big ones being answered like where are we from, isn't it more practical to deal with problems we can deal with? You could say it teaches us to make right decisions but do you ever see anyone consult a philosophy book.

Judges engage in philosophy on a regular basis. Philosophy is useful in any field which values wisdom and power of reasoning.

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Philosophy is perhaps more practical and applicable in society in terms of ethics and political philosophy.

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It's very useful in areas such as medical ethics boards, the legal system, politics, etc. We make moral and ethical (or not) decisions from philosophy; we need something to steer us in the right (or wrong) direction to come to a decision about something.

Yes but again if you took away the subject philosophy people would still have to come up with logical arguments as if they cared enough to convince people it would happen. Sometimes ethics aren't always practical, you may be faced with a situation where you have to do something that isn't ethically right but is beneficial.

If you do something unethical in the workplace, the vast majority of the time you will be fired. Especially in healthcare and law, it's better to make the ethical decision than to do something unethical even though you think you're doing the right thing and/or something beneficial. Nurses and doctors get struck off for this a lot, and academic philosophy and ethics sets these standards and dictates what is and isn't appropriate to do.

Philosophy debates ethics whilst a homeless man starves next to the department.

Yes but again if you took away the subject philosophy people would still have to come up with logical arguments as if they cared enough to convince people it would happen. Sometimes ethics aren't always practical, you may be faced with a situation where you have to do something that isn't ethically right but is beneficial.

That's a bit like saying "Even if you took away the subject of Physics, people would still have to devise laws and equations to deal with building complexes and predicting mechanical movements in the future"

Although I'm inclined to agree - the practice of philosophy is beneficial in the context of everyday life, however the subject taught in schools is a bit of a waste of time.

Yes but if you took away the subject Philosophy they would still have to think like that, thats what being a judge is.

Thats a good point actually as people don't always know whats best. Well I suppose that makes it useful although would you agree its not always accessible?

I would agree that it's not always accessible, and that it should be more widely available. In healthcare it is taught though, so there isn't really an excuse for unethical decisions. An example would be that you're a doctor and you think a certain drug will help a patient and they don't want to take it, but you sneak it into their other drugs anyway. Even though their condition might improve and you were right, it was not your right to give it to them without their knowledge because they didn't want it, and you would be struck off for this.

But thats where philosophy isn't practical as the most beneficial thing is for the man to be given it.

Philosophy debates ethics whilst a homeless man starves next to the department.