My roommate for the past two years is a philosophy major, and he's gotten me hooked on analytic philosophy as opposed to continental. The former actually does a

My roommate for the past two years is a philosophy major, and he's gotten me hooked on analytic philosophy as opposed to continental. The former actually does attempt to pursue truth through logic and reason. You would also be surprised how many great contemporary philosophers are out there. Philosophy, after all, evolves over time much like every other field. Aristotle and his buds are great, but people who don't follow contemporary philosophers are like those that are stuck listening to The Beatles when they could be giving new bands like Fleet Foxes a chance. Sure, life's questions don't really change, but contemporary philosophers build off the foundation the early philosophers laid out.