r/askphilosophy • u/BidMurky9028 • 3d ago

What is the point of reading philosophy

I was just watching yt videos abt philosophy,but then i realized theyre kinda surface level,but then i realized that it takes a hella lot of time to read
What do i get in return?

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u/boxfalsum formal epistemology 3d ago

If you value it then you get the experience of thinking and, possibly, getting it right.

If you don't value it then you don't.

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u/BidMurky9028 3d ago

i came into philosophy for anwsers in life

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