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What is the purpose of philosophy in relation to this world?

Aside from philosophy being described as the pursuit of knowledge and wisdom, what purpose do you feel the field of philosophy has in general. It has sometimes been described as useless, and although it holds a lot of power in changing our perspective on reality at times and inspiring ideas outside of the field of philosophy, I often wonder, what is philosophy meant to do for the world exactly? Is it just about asking questions and seeking answers that may or may not be useful? Is there any tangible implications that philosophy should be seeking to create?
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The 'no use' accusation at philosophy comes from a society who view themselves as strictly post-ideological and post-philosophical, there is a Fukuyamaist political conscious since the 1990s. This has obscured the fact that material relations are tied to the theoretical as much as ever.

This modern man is observed by Zizek to be post-ideological on a psychological level, and yet operates as if a thoroughly ideological subject at the level of concrete action (the psychoanalytic level wherein 'belief' can be transferred beyond the mind of the individual). This applies to Keynes' "practical man" who while believing himself to be "quite exempt from intellectual influences" is usually the "slave of some defunct economist [philosopher]".

So if we take on the Zizekian reimagining of Marx's definition of ideology as "that which they do, but do not know" into "that which they know but do anyway", then we can see that theory (and, for the purposes of your question, philosophy) even though it is kept at an ironic distance, dictates every day of our lives. 

Philosophy's purpose then is omni-competent and concerns uncovering man's existence in the world. It has no complete answers, and this repels the "practical man", but we can here realize that this is a necessary condition for the development of thought over time.