Originally Posted by Charbucks

Hah, I wouldn't be surprised at that, though I have to agree with one aspect of what he says - there have been good answers supporting the idea of learning debate and critical thinking skills, but I haven't heard of a good answer for making philosophy a career. I'm not even sure if it's possible to be a "philosopher" without also being a professor, or a novelist, or something that is otherwise useful. However, if it is possible to spend your time writing long-winded academic essays that only get read by other philosophers, then I'm not sure exactly what the "usefulness" of such a career would be.