Life confronts every thoughtful person with philosophical questions, and everyone is guided by philosophical assumptions, even if unconsciously. No human interest is alien to it. Philosophy pursues fundamental reality, standards of knowledge, and principles of conduct. Philosophical study develops the capacity to see the world from many perspectives, the ability to perceive relationships among various fields of study, it deepens our sense of the meaning and variety of human experience. It enhances problem-solving capacities, our ability to understand and express ideas, and our persuasive powers.
Logic is concerned to provide sound methods for distinguishing good from bad reasoning.
It helps us assess how well our premises support our conclusions, to see what we are committed to accepting when we take a view, to avoid adopting beliefs for which we lack adequate reasons, and to discover unconscious assumptions. Philosophy of Language has grown out of studies in logic. Metaphysics seeks an understanding of what sorts of things are real. Are there mental, physical, and abstract things. Philosophy of Mind and Philosophy of religion are important subfields of Metaphysics.