Some interesting points in the article, but it misses the most important reason to read old philosophy. This is that, because unlike science, philosophers today

Some interesting points in the article, but it misses the most important reason to read old philosophy. This is that, because unlike science, philosophers today are still arguing over many of the same basic points the earlier ones were. In addition, there is the fact that Western Civilization, including modern democracy, science, technology, and economics, is greatly based on ideas from Greek philosophy, so in reading it you are understanding much about our modern world.