Is there greater value in practical knowledge than in philosophy?

For Scheler, practical knowledge and practical consciousness are genetically the first form of knowledge for the individual. Yet, human beings are not necessarily .... In the act of love, the value of an object or a person is deepened, revealing its highest or most profound significance. read more

But he also thinks that the problem in its most general form—showing why knowledge is more valuable than its conceptual parts—does not admit of a plausible solution. Instead, he argues that understanding, not knowledge, is what has distinctive value. Olsson, Erik J. “The Value of Knowledge.” Philosophy Compass 6.12 (2011): 874–883. read more

I believe that philosophy is impractical fun with (very) informal and unformalised ideas. And that there's is no more practical use from philosophy than from other creativity rich activity. (Critical thinking, imo, is part of logic from mathematics and knowledge of human bias from psychology/neuroscience. read more