How worthless is Philosophy?

[Ahriman]

I was under the impression that philosophy was a more specialized sort of thing than that.

I got that feeling from your earlier post -- you may be using the word in a more specific way than I am. 

To me, any question about values is a philosophical question. So "is it a waste of time to do philosophy?" is a question that ultimately concerns how it is good to spend one's time. This can't be demonstrated by science. 

Very roughly, I suppose that just about any question that falls outside science's purview is likely to be philosophy. But I grant that may be too general. 

Do you have a more specific definition?

I would say it's philosophy if it's meant (by the observer) to explore a deeper level of reality. If it's not meant to do that, I wouldn't call it philosophy. For me, it is not philosophy to ask myself, "Should I do those dishes right now?"