I know, it does sound kind of suspect at first, doesn't it? Perhaps that's because we're not used to the idea that philosophy can be of practical use in people's everyday lives. For example, think about the kinds of decisions made by city planners; maybe they'd make different ones if they included philosophy in their consideration as well as the bottom line! I know there are a bunch of things MY city has done over the years that might been done differently (or not at all). One of the most interesting courses I took for my LIS degree was a telecommunications and network policy course which paired technical readings with philosophers like Thomas Hobbes on questions like universal internet access. Really eye-opening.