Philosophy is good as an exercise in approaching questions systematically, learning to make arguments, and examining foundational assumptions of a discipline or

Philosophy is good as an exercise in approaching questions systematically, learning to make arguments, and examining foundational assumptions of a discipline or theory. It's also useful to learn about the philosophical background of ideologies, especially political beliefs, if you're interested in that sort of thing. Philosophy as an end in itself, detached from knowledge or consideration of specific empirical facts, is mostly a dead end.