There are many (non-utilitarian) reasons why we need more than just math, science, politics, and economics. Here are two more that may seem oddly framed but get my point across.
In the future, when we all our material needs are satisfied, all our 'major' problems solved, while we sit on our ultra high-tech couches watching whatever sitcoms or reality shows are on TV hundreds of years from now with robots running around satisfying our every whim, what do we do with life? What will give us meaning? Why don't we just go all the way and wire our brains into pure ecstasy machines?
Imagine meeting another intelligent race. They see we've got very advanced technology, a perfect political system (economics are obviated by technology), etc. "Yes, yes, that's very nice, but is that all you've got?" What would make us any different from machines? We'd be lower than tapeworms. (Sorry, tapeworms.) (Is that a reason why so many billionaires become patrons of the arts? Are they just trying to affirm or prove their humanity?)
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