Is philosophy a good option?

Philosophy is the ultimate “transferable work skill.” With its emphasis on reason and argumentation, philosophy is an excellent preparation for a career in law, religion, business, international diplomacy, social work, medical management or writing as well as post-graduate education.

Why is philosophy so fun?

It is Enjoyable Either philosophy is enjoyable only because of how our brains work or also because we can realize how important philosophy is. Philosophy covers every interesting subject you can imagine: ethics, the nature of reality, free will, the meaning of life, what makes good art, and so on.

Why philosophy is the best major?

Philosophy majors develop valuable career skills, such as reading and understanding complex materials, making logical arguments, explaining ideas clearly in oral and written form, and thinking about things from multiple perspectives.

Why is philosophy so difficult to understand?

Philosophy is daunting, because it questions your beliefs, principles and at times worthiness in life and most of us don’t like to judge our perceptions, this is the reason why we keep a fortress around our illusion of reality. Two famous Individuals gave us this answer. One gave us 2400 years ago and the other one in 2010!

Why is philosophy so unappreciated in society?

Philosophy is something hidden in our society. We cherish more materialistic values. This is the best reason I can think of why philosophy is disliked and unappreciated. It’s because people don’t have the time to consider it. It’s only as when you’re old you have enough time to think and reflect about philosophy.

Why do so many people hate philosophy in college?

You got college professors teaching philosophy who give you boring, irrelevant material that you can’t practically apply to your life. Lots of people think it’s nonsensical at times. It’s because the education system has made it that way. Philosophy is very broad and the courses taken in college are about history and old philosophers.

Why do so many people think philosophy is nonsensical?

Lots of people think it’s nonsensical at times. It’s because the education system has made it that way. Philosophy is very broad and the courses taken in college are about history and old philosophers. People are unable to apply it to their lives today because that’s what materialism does to people.