@somethingrandom - you are most welcome.
Having read and considered your comments;
I think what I am really getting at is that, in order for philosophy to have the positive impact it could have on society - it needs to be introduced more widespread in mainstream education, otherwise it's just great as a social conversation piece and ever evolving in academic circles.
I think you have articulated my point better than I could, in terms of the theoretical context of the various philosophies. Without that background one tends to create one's own context, which could be problematic.
I agree that philosophy should be introduced in mainstream education, like Maths or Science!
Creating your own context based on the information you have is a human thing, as everyone interprets things differently anyway, that's why there are so many versions/offshoots of the same religion or philosophy.
Hha, fair enough, but I'm cool with...
Not so cool with: Creating your own context based on the information you don't have...
HAHA! True that =)