Isn't this focusing on these courses too much as an academic pursuit ? Most students will not stay in academia, but making them think about questions like what

Isn't this focusing on these courses too much as an academic pursuit ? Most students will not stay in academia, but making them think about questions like what is it to live a good life seems to me pretty important for the education of future citizens ! And in fact ancient philosophers being historically so remote is likely to be a good thing, to prevent emotional knee-jerk rejections that is at risk of happening with more recent philosophers too associated with current politics.