What is the purpose of philosophy?
To many, philosophy would appear to be a completely useless subject — just a bunch of thousand-year old stories made up by old dudes in togas that hold no real meaning today. However, I beg to differ. During the few philosophy lesson we've had this semester, I have come to learn that philosophy is actually far deeper than I had ever thought before . I've always found certain parts of philosophy really interesting —I love pointing out logical fallacies in other people's arguments and it's always fun to look back at how people thought of the in ancient times. I personally consider that the purpose of studying philosophy (or its main use, at least in my opinion) is being able to look at a specific issue or situation from different points of view ; trying to find different explanations . Not all people think the same, and it's always important to keep other ways of thinking in mind when it comes to making important decisions. Studying philosophy helps us open our minds...