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It's a bit vague to me where the "near philosophical bullshit" starts or what it is (especially if you consider academic pure math as bullshit too - I suppose you mean super high dimensional topology questions etc.?)
But I seem to have a much higher view of academic history than you, if you think this study would pull down math. Working out the history of math is non-trivial academic effort as well.
At the same time, I don't think mathematics is something which has it necessary that we defend it's status. Math is sort of inevitably useful and valuable in this sense - and it's also "fun" at the same time.
As for logicians - those weren't viewed as part of mathematics before 1980, say, and it's fair to separate it as a discipline. Not that I could argue either of those to be higher value than the other.

>you should do
I'm not the guy asking the original question.
Just someone who read a few great math history books. Also helps understanding the math, as a side effect.