Is Philosophy Still Useful in the Age of Science?

The answer is a resounding yes.

The article conflates philosophy with the formal study of philosophy.

In truth, philosophy necessarily exists just as math does, even if no one studies it. And also like math, even when people don't realize it, they utilize it. Both are foundational to reality, so much so that the very word reality invokes philosophy itself.

Philosophy is absolutely critical. The people who argue against the importance of philosophy are engaging in the practice of philosophy by doing so.

Philosophy includes the skill set of working out what matters and what you mean when you say things.

That doesn’t necessarily mean everyone must become a philosophy specialist. But I am glad some people go that way.

How can I get in to Philosophy? It seems so overwhelming and so many terms.

Ask a hard question that you can’t answer by means conventional to you, like science or straightforward logic. Keep asking why until something bothers you. That discomfort is called philosophy. Some might call that psychology, but I think that’s just applied philosophy.