The purpose of philosophy is to ask questions not provide answers. And so as long as there are phenomena to observe there are questions to ask and thus philosophy apply.<p>I think a lot of the confusion about the need for philosophy stems from academia thinking about philosophy the way it does. Here you usually will critique some existing philosophers to provide a more concise thesis. However life does not happen in academia and so a lot gets lost when it&#x27;s confined to the university world<p>There is a world of difference between studying philosophy and then philosophizing. Just because you know the ins and outs of Kant, Nietzsche doe not mean you are a good philosophical thinker.<p>The best thing that can happen for philosophy is to remove it from academia and put it back into it&#x27;s rightful context. To question, ponder, explore phenomena and provide perspective no matter the subject.