A bit of a coincidence today as John S Wilkins returns to the theme of scientists’ disrespect for philosophy at the same time as Chris Hallquist announces that philosophy is dysfunctional.
I suspect that the root of the problem is in the apparent claims of some philosophers to be finding “truth” – which is hard to credit when they consistently fail to find common ground on just about anything.
The value of reading and doing philosophy to me is not in the “answers” but in (some of) the questions and, to a lesser extent, some of the arguments. These may not actually solve anything for me but, like poetry or literature they may colour the attitude with which I approach real problems.