Failosophy

So after attending a conference recently, the topic of which was “Public Philosophy”, I was somewhat disappointed to learn that everyone seemed to be looking for the “goal” in philosophy - some kind of end, some kind of utility. 

But the thing is there isn’t.  And that’s where all the beauty lies.  It is the ultimate, self-sustaining thing.  It stands up on its own.  It doesn’t need a goal or a result or an end, which is why I was so perplexed as to why a room full of philosophy majors/enthusiasts spent the larger part of a 2 hour conference trying to defend themselves by insisting that philosophy has a purpose.  If you want answers, you won’t find them studying philosophy; you’ll just got a whole lot more questions.  And if you think you found an answer, you’re wrong.  Sorry.

Look at it this way, science works towards answering questions.  Philosophy works towards working towards answering questions.

Guys, philosophy does not have a purpose.  It is its own purpose.  It doesn’t need something to work towards; its like the ultimate perpetual motion machine.  It powers itself, and it never stops, moving and functioning by and through itself.  And that’s really fucking beautiful if you think about it.