I am currently majoring in philosophy (a three-year Bachelor's degree in Germany

I am currently majoring in philosophy (a three-year Bachelor's degree in Germany

I am currently majoring in philosophy (a three-year Bachelor's degree in Germany), but I've come across an issue in planning my future career path. I find myself fascinated by ethical and artistic concerns, and our relationship to the cultural artifacts we produce, such as media and art. I'm also very interested in public perceptions of philosophy and debates about science, and in general about different attitudes and values in society. On the other hand, while I enjoy thorny linguistic and metaphysical issues on occasion (as an intellectual side-interest, as it were), but I can't picture myself dedicating serious study to such issues. So far, whenever we've had to write papers on more abstract, analytical issues concerning linguistics or metaphysics, I've found myself uninspired and not particular enthusiastic, unless I could clearly see the relevance of these issues in popular discourse or ethics (such as trying to define art, which has a number of implications, or trying to understand the nature of ethical statements). Is philosophy the right discipline for me? Or should I be going into some other field, like literary studies, sociology or psychology? What advice would you offer to a person in my position, or a similar position?

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