This short treatise was written by Galen in the 2nd century AD. Although it's about the relationship between Philosophy and Medicine, I feel that it offers a good way of answering the question "Why bother studying philosophy in the first place?"
Even if studying philosophy never results in any tangible progress in answering the big picture questions, it will still sharpen your reasoning skills. And proficiency in what Galen names "The three parts of philosophy: ethics, logic, and science" is essential to being an educated, well rounded person.
facts happen Having conceded these facts, are you not ashamed to quibble over words? Burn.It is not skill in exposition, for in that he was successful while they are so much the reverse that we see many of them making two mistakes in a single word.