Matt Lane · Notes← All notes
2024-12-05 · Judgment & knowledge

Philosophy is what you’re doing when you’re not sure what the right questions are to ask.

It is the craft of thinking. The most durable of all skills.

Today, philosophy is more relevant than ever—a growth industry in a world that demands higher-order reasoning. While science progresses incrementally, rarely upending its foundational frameworks, philosophy equips us to confront paradigm shifts and rethink our assumptions. As we face complex challenges and guide the choices of artificial intelligence, biotech, fusion energy development, quantum computing, economic democracy, education reform, and so on, philosophy offers the tools to ask and answer the toughest questions.