I agree that there's probably some esoteric, impractical value to philosophy, but vulcan's original point seems unassailable. What value is there in an engineering student being forced to study philosophy in order to get her engineering degree? How is three credit-hours of Introduction to Metaphysics going to make her a more competent, more employable engineer?
I can't imagine than any of her job interviews will include being asked, 'On the issue of free will vs determinism, would you place yourself more in the camp of Spinoza or Bergson?'
Boru
I can't imagine than any of her job interviews will include being asked, 'On the issue of free will vs determinism, would you place yourself more in the camp of Spinoza or Bergson?'
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
