(Note: I am still working on the audio recording for this essay. I believe I'll have it done later today, and I'll post it this afternoon or early tomorrow morning. In the meantime, I wanted to at least get the essay up for those who'd rather read than listen. Thank you! ) The Problem I may be mistaken, but it seems to me that quite a few people are of the opinion that philosophy is a privileged waste of time. An activity for "soft" people without the hard-nosed common sense to tackle the world, or a concern only for those who can afford to spend time thinking about things that have no impact on their lives. Despite all its claims that its concerns are of deep human relevance, there is an air of stale remoteness to much of philosophy that makes people believe it is something that only those who do not have anything of "real importance" (or any "real work") can indulge in. To an extent, I can sympathize with this view. There are many dea
It's like philosophy and coffee. At the same time.