What is Philosophy ? Why study it seemed the very obvious first two questions. Lack of culture which promotes questions doesn't appear to the hallmark of our society alone. Socrates' execution is case in point. Asking questions and challenging dogmas has never been entertained. So anything which produces a bent in 'space-time' can only do so with the application of external force. It's law of nature(Thermodynamics) for all things to lose energy(lowest entropy) and settle in a state of lowest energy. Following dogmas, then, no questions asked is but ingrained in all things out there. So don't blame yourself if you've been shying away from all things philosophical in life. Haven't we been shying away from open ended questions always ? Part of the reason why we've matured into restless and impatient society . There are no easy answers , arguably there ARE no answers at all. Logic is something which would find 'application' in real world to begin with. Metaphysical debates can last debaters and hence have been sadly sidelined in modern discourse , one would feel.
However, along comes a teacher and those ' deductive inferences' ... ' Nothing changes by making an act. RTE is an act... hence..
Why ask foundational questions anyways ? Why bother standing in queue when you can pay the tout and get the thing done that much quicker ???
Why ask foundational questions anyways ? Why bother standing in queue when you can pay the tout and get the thing done that much quicker ??? 