Philosophy

Introduction “You’re studying philosophy? Ah, that’s nice…” “Are there even real jobs for that?” This is often how young people who are studying humanities get talked to by their relatives or friends. The humanities are seen as a waste of time, and are not seen as a viable means of making money in the future. I think this view comes from a deeper misunderstanding of what education is actually for. ...

People called Socrates the wisest man in Greece. Instead of smiling, he asked: “Is that true?” He went on a quest to disprove the oracle of Delphi. He spoke to politicians, poets, craftsmen — the ones everyone thought were wise. What he found shocked him: They were clever, but too arrogant to see their own ignorance. Each believed they knew far more than they did. And that’s when Socrates understood: ...