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by slyfox125 389 days ago
The answer is a resounding yes.

The article conflates philosophy with the formal study of philosophy.

In truth, philosophy necessarily exists just as math does, even if no one studies it. And also like math, even when people don't realize it, they utilize it. Both are foundational to reality, so much so that the very word reality invokes philosophy itself.