Philosophy teaches us to be critical of the world around us. It teaches us to question our social norms and structures that we usually just flow through. This is incredibly important because it is impossible to create change in the world without first recognizing that there are things wrong in the world, and philosophy is one strong way to ignite that spark of questioning and change.

By asking so many bizarre questions that one normally does not consider on a day-to-day basis, it pushes us outside of our comfort zone and forces us to take a step into the unknown. This encourages our brains to work in different ways that it may normally not think, ask questions beyond our general scope of thinking, and create new connects and ideas that we may normally have not considered. I think this kind of emphasizes the importance of philosophy because it teaches us how to react when we are pushed outside of our comfort zone and how to think beyond our normal flow of consciousness.

To label philosophy as just another writing class that will improve our quality of writing discredits the richness behind the subject itself and the content that philosophy covers. More than just writing, philosophy has the potential to open your mind to the scope of the world beyond what we just see.