Is the study of "ancient philosophy", (i.e., Socrates, Plato, etc..) just a

Is the study of "ancient philosophy", (i.e., Socrates, Plato, etc..) just a

Is the study of "ancient philosophy", (i.e., Socrates, Plato, etc..) just a historical endeavor or is it still an important and fruitful field of philosophical study in itself? Seems to me that much philosophy, even pre-1800 or so, has been made irrelevant through relatively recent scientific studies. (I'm thinking about early philosophy on perception, for example.)

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