How worthless is Philosophy?

[Cog]

Should this discipline be required in college? Should students who are pursuing unrelated degrees be required to take any philosophy classes at all at university? Why or why not?

What about History? Should business majors be required to take History 101? Why or why not?

Personally, I think philosophy is largely useless unless one thinks that politics, law, or morality is useful. So, therefore, I tend to think that most philosophy courses are useless to those who pursue business degrees and such. Even scientists, though they may be interested in philosophy, and not too shabby at philosophizing either... philosophy doesn't help science much at all. Even philosophy of science doesn't help science. Let alone the rest of it.

But I do think philosophy is immensely useful to those who pursue political science or law. Maybe even science to some degree. But, meh. Only so useful to scientists...

I think two philosophy courses ought to be required of all students: ethics 101 and logic 101. Beyond that, philosophy is useless to the vast majority of professions.

You've asked a bunch of questions. (Nothing is required: however, discipline is very useful.)  Philosophy classes should teach critical thinking and logical reasoning. At least at the end of a philosophy course, a person should be able to construct a valid and sound argument while avoiding logical fallacies. 

There are no 'shoulds.' It may be useful. Some will and some will not. Why is your world so full of 'shoulds?'

So you don't believe the average person on the street could benefit from understanding basic logical fallacies, 'bandwagon, slippery slope, argument from ignorance, ad hoc ergo proper hoc, black swan fallacy, or others?  I strongly disagree. 

Philosophy does not help science?  You could not be more wrong.  But given all the 'shoulds' you have in your previous comments, it is easy to see how you have arrived at that conclusion. You seem to live in a very black-and-white world and cannot understand the areas of grey. Perhaps if you had a philosophy class you would understand the burden of proof and how sweeping generalizations are often erroneous. 

Did you not just contradict yourself with your final statement?  You spend all that time denouncing philosophy and then state: that you believe two courses should be required.  You seem very confused.