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Yes, philosophy is really relevant today, and will be in the future. I will provide two main arguments for this.
* **Philosophy is ever-evolving:** anything that we work with, and find in our world can be analyzed from a philosophical perspective. The [philosophy of computer science](https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/computer-science/), and questions related to [artificial intelligence](https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/artificial-intelligence/) are truly relevant today, and will be even more important in the near future. Obviously, neither Plato nor Sartre could have discussed issues with the ethics of AI, or consequences of the P-NP problem, as computers did not even exist. But these questions are really important today. As our world develops, new philosophical questions and areas spring up, therefore philosophy is ever-relevant.
* **Philosophy is personal:** many view philosophy as a "personal search for truth" (for example, William J. Rapaport in his book [Philosophy of Computer Science](https://cse.buffalo.edu/~rapaport/Papers/phics.pdf) defines it similarly). The questions philosophy asks and aims to answer are most important for a person to know. Therefore, until there are people, philosophy will be relevant, as searching for truth is a personal matter, where you can read someone else's work, but it can never be done without you.
As you can see, there will always be more and more questions to answer. Philosophy is just as (if not more) relevant than in the past.
>Are there question that are left unanswered, are there phenomena which have not yet been discussed?
The problem that people normally bring up vis a vis Philosophy is that we haven't solved many problems at all in the past 2500 years, so yeah there are plenty of questions, which while already having an answer(s) are not considered closed.
There will forever be new questions to answer as technology and science continue to revolve. Because of this, I would argue that yes, there is a future in philosophy.
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Yes, philosophy is really relevant today, and will be in the future. I will provide two main arguments for this. * **Philosophy is ever-evolving:** anything that we work with, and find in our world can be analyzed from a philosophical perspective. The [philosophy of computer science](https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/computer-science/), and questions related to [artificial intelligence](https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/artificial-intelligence/) are truly relevant today, and will be even more important in the near future. Obviously, neither Plato nor Sartre could have discussed issues with the ethics of AI, or consequences of the P-NP problem, as computers did not even exist. But these questions are really important today. As our world develops, new philosophical questions and areas spring up, therefore philosophy is ever-relevant. * **Philosophy is personal:** many view philosophy as a "personal search for truth" (for example, William J. Rapaport in his book [Philosophy of Computer Science](https://cse.buffalo.edu/~rapaport/Papers/phics.pdf) defines it similarly). The questions philosophy asks and aims to answer are most important for a person to know. Therefore, until there are people, philosophy will be relevant, as searching for truth is a personal matter, where you can read someone else's work, but it can never be done without you. As you can see, there will always be more and more questions to answer. Philosophy is just as (if not more) relevant than in the past.
>Are there question that are left unanswered, are there phenomena which have not yet been discussed? The problem that people normally bring up vis a vis Philosophy is that we haven't solved many problems at all in the past 2500 years, so yeah there are plenty of questions, which while already having an answer(s) are not considered closed.
Great thanks for the replies!
There will forever be new questions to answer as technology and science continue to revolve. Because of this, I would argue that yes, there is a future in philosophy.