Still, I’m not convinced that government funding increased the number of historians or philosophers worthy of notice (even before the culture of political correctness).
Frankly, one could say the same thing about STEM fields.
Concerning the importance of philosophy – do you think that our civilization would be noticeably different if Kant or Schopenhauer has never been born?
Yes, very different (though not necessarily better). Consider replacing those philosophers with Locke and Marx, to make it even more obvious.
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