Philosophy Lies Beneath Practicality

The philosophical nature of everyday events is obvious to those who look for it, but the divide between matters of practicality, like survival, and matters of ultimate reality, like logic and consciousness, is exaggerated by the ignorant masses.  Practicality is a part of human life, and therefore it is at least a part of actual experiences and perceptions, even if it is useful only for survival and comfort.  Practicality is therefore a philosophical issue.  The veil of everyday actions also easily gives way to more blatantly abstract matters of metaphysics and epistemology--yet this veil is treated like it is invisible by the irrational.

They might laugh at contradictions in a friend's story, realize the situational complexity of their emotions, marvel at their favorite technological device, and take the existence of material objects for granted on a daily basis without ever thinking about the philosophical truths that can be known about these matters or the aspects of reality that epistemological limitations obscure.  It is impossible to avoid living in light of philosophical matters, but it is entirely possible for a non-rationalist to go years or even a full lifetime without consciously reasoning out even fundamental philosophical facts in a sound manner.  Of course, this cannot stop them from interacting with philosophy.

Even a person who has never explicitly reflected on anything with philosophical intentions for its own sake has some sort of epistemological and metaphysical framework, albeit one that is the result of arbitrary assumptions.  They must still vaguely grasp reason in order to make any sort of direct sense of their experiences, although they are scarcely aware of its true metaphysical and epistemological nature.  They must still use their senses to navigate the world of perceived stimuli.  Moreover, they likely still have a moral framework, although it will be rooted in the purely emotional urges of conscience.

There could be an enormous number of philosophical beliefs, true or false, that they cling to without having ever reflected on them more than is necessary to simply live a life of mere practicality.  Practicality itself is not outside of philosophy because it still entails information about reality, even if it is not immediately concerned with the more abstract, existential, and morally pressing aspects of reality.  There are also numerous philosophical issues and facts behind events that many intellectually inept people might consider mundane or trivial, even if they are as basic as processing everyday sensory information.

Upon contemplating many potentially generic experiences, one can find logical, epistemological, and broader metaphysical concepts "hiding" behind a cloak of normalcy.  It simply requires intentionality to discover many of them.  It is not only logically possible for a person to avoid recognizing them because of this requirement, but there are also many examples of people who typify the ignorance or apathy needed to continue to ignore them.  This only reinforces the flawed public perception that there is a vast divide between practicality and philosophy, as if philosophical truths are not present wherever one goes.