Nussbaum's main point is that philosophy should not only be used by elite philosophers, but should be made available to the general public. Philosophy has many more uses than just “intellectual/academic exercise” (Soccio). Philosophy is not just exercise, but a lifestyle in which you can incorporate both reason and emotion. Nussbaum alludes to the fact that philosophy's unique abilities are intended to help us express our experiences, situations, or emotions in a way that releases some of the unhappiness we get from them, thus guiding us toward better lives (Soccio). In addition to being used to guide a person towards a better life, it can also be used to provide a way to clear the mind or emotions while still being reasonable. In many ways I do the opposite of what Nussbaum recommends. I tend to think of philosophy primarily as academic or as reason, and I tend to think of emotions separately. Sometimes this is very similar to my worldview. If you looked at the world with both reason and emotion it would make more sense; just like philosophy. Nussbaum believes you shouldn't have one without the other. I think mostly because you wouldn't get the full picture. The kind of changes Nussbaum would like me to make both in my beliefs and in the way I love, would be to not look at philosophy as just reason or just emotion, but to look at philosophy with a combined view of both. Doing so could improve my beliefs, improve my thinking, and improve the way I live. If we look at philosophy the way Nussbaum suggests, with both emotion and reason, we can improve our beliefs. By holding both reason and emotion in mind, philosophy can amplify our attention to universal moral values ​​and encourage our willingness to defend the morality of right… middle of paper… it would become very boring and there would be no have no beliefs. Our emotions are constructed as a result of our judgments and beliefs, and our judgments and beliefs are created through our thinking which in turn is influenced by a philosophy of some kind. While I don't think I've done justice to the importance of Nussbaum's vision of philosophy or all the ways it has/will change my life, I have discussed three ways it has impacted me by helping me improve my beliefs, to improve the way I think and to improve the way I live. I also indirectly discussed how philosophy itself can be improved with Nussbaum's view of philosophy. I am not a perfectly ethical person, I am critical by nature, some of my beliefs could be improved and my way of thinking is not always clear. Nussbaum's vision of philosophy and philosophy itself inspired me to change these things.