To paraphrase whoever said it originally about Stephen Fry 'Nye is a stupid persons idea of what a smart person is'.

A 'truly smart' person wouldn't dismiss an entire discipline out of hand simply because they don't know anything about it, especially not philosophy which is arguably the 'mother' of all science.

I do think it should be a part of basic education, philosophy and programming are two skills that really teach you to think and will last a lifetime.