Conclusion for CRITO Essay I

Conclusion: Philosophy should be preventative rather than remedial.

I came up with this conclusion based on the fact that few people seem to understand the importance of being preventative rather than remedial. While we were discussing the possibility of changing the definition of literature, it was met with some critics who asked "why should we even bother trying to change the definition of literature if we have no evidence suggesting that we should. Our current definition seems to be working so why should we try to change it?" It's the whole, if it isn't broken, don't fix it shenanigan. It is important to address issues before they become serious issues. George Orwell, for instance, warns that language is going to become incredibly vague; English will be filled with very simple and vague answers. It is important to recognize the possibility of this threat long before it becomes a reality. If it does become a reality, it will become incredibly difficult to fix it because we won't be able to express ourselves properly.