But not always. Not usually, in fact. Give us a chance to change your mind. Third, someone might attack philosophy as irrelevant because they have never really realized how important ideas are in human life. Cultures, economies, lives, religions, wars, conversions, and even games depend upon ideas.
Ideas are the currency of human life.
Philosophy is the field that attempts to analyze and compare ideas with the ultimate goal of finding the ones that are true, beautiful, and good. Speaking bluntly for a moment, I could not disagree more with this sentiment. My own experience suggests that a host of lively connections link philosophical ideas and real life. It is because of these lively connections that this class is made available in STH degree programs. I can think of many reasons why someone might come to hold this skeptical view.