I believe there is a great deal to be gained from contemplating questions such as whether we have free will and what is good and bad. Looking for answers to those questions makes us see life differently, and see life for what it is, rather than for what we believe it is (as much as that is possible). They are applicable to other questions that you raised in your (absolutely brilliant) article, such as ‘What is within our control and what is not?’ and ‘What does it mean to act with virtue?’, both of which depend on our understanding of what is perceived as ‘our control’ and ‘virtue’, respectively. I agree that there are questions that can be more practically applicable to our daily lives, and I do not think we should neglect them for the ‘typical’ questions that many people consider philosophical — merely that we should not discredit them without examining their connection to our lives, our perception of the world, and our attitude towards it.