Natural philosophy, rhetoric, statistics. There are a handful of skills that for some reason we don't teach and then society suffers through the impact the lack

Natural philosophy, rhetoric, statistics. There are a handful of skills that for some reason we don't teach and then society suffers through the impact the lack of them has on public debate. Philosophy has been a victim of its own success. By creating science and organizing our relationship with religion, it has pushed itself out of the public arena.