Ask yourself: “would I self-study this material anyway if I had the next three-five years paid for? Would this occupy a large part of my time regardless of what I’m doing?” If so, it’s worth it.
Philosophy makes a good hobby. You can do it anywhere, and no special equipment is required.
Doing it right, of course, likely requires having good mentors who can guide you away from the path to crankdom. Whether these mentors are best found in academic philosophy programs, I am not certain.
Philosophy makes a good hobby. You can do it anywhere, and no special equipment is required.
Doing it right, of course, likely requires having good mentors who can guide you away from the path to crankdom. Whether these mentors are best found in academic philosophy programs, I am not certain.
Yeah, woodshedding isnt good in philsoophy—it usually results in incomprehensible output. But it is easy to find critics if you want to.
I agree with this. However, I wager that actually wanting to find critics is a nigh-impossible task for the average person.
And it frees you to pursue some other job activity, which, you know, pays your bills.