Like all the other humanities disciplines, philosophy is in terrible decline. Professors devote most of their time to writing papers that almost nobody reads (or could possibly understand if they did) and filling students’ heads with “progressive” cliches.

In today’s Martin Center article, Jon Mac Ghlionn laments this state of affairs.

A slice:

Furthermore, philosophy is not just about abstract theorizing, or at least it shouldn’t be. It has practical applications that are vital for the functioning of a democratic society. The ability to engage in reasoned debate, and to think logically and critically, is foundational to the health of our public discourse. Without these skills, we are more susceptible to manipulation and demagoguery. We become a society driven by emotion and misinformation rather than reason and evidence.

That is indeed the trend, and philosophy has become part of the problem rather than part of the solution.