Skills… Florida Changing Rules To Allow Philosophy Majors To Teach Social Sciences In Public Schools 1 Jan 2021January 5, 2021 There’s a new career path open to philosophy majors: teaching in the Florida public schools. More specifically, they have now made it legal for philosophers to teach the social sciences.…
Skills… Robert E. Rubin: “Philosophy Prepared Me for a Career in Finance and Government” 31 Oct 2018January 5, 2021 Robert Rubin was the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from 1995-1999. He started out his career at Harvard University, but of all of his courses, it was his first philosophy…
Skills… To be a Good Doctor, Study the Humanities 31 Oct 2018January 4, 2021 In a recent article in the Pacific Standard, medical doctor Angira Patel discusses her experience and how studying philosophy in college rather than science gave her a distinct advantage. It…
Skills… Teaching kids philosophy makes them smarter in math and English 31 Oct 2018January 5, 2021 Normally, this site focuses on higher education, but it is worth taking some time to recognize that philosophy is an excellent subject for all students. A recent large-scale study in…
Skills and Saleries Mark Cuban says that soon, studying philosophy will be worth more than a computer science degree. 27 Feb 2018January 5, 2021 The well-known Billionaire Entrepreneur Mark Cuban argues that in the not-so distant future, a philosophy degree will be worth significantly more than a computer-science degree. The reason, he argues, is…
Skills… Humanities Graduates are Gainfully Employed and Happy 18 Feb 2018January 5, 2021 On February 7, 2018, The Association of American Universities released a report offering data to show that graduates with humanities degrees are “gainfully employed and happy.” As they put it…
People with Philosophy Degrees… Hedge Fund Investor Donates $75 million to Philosophy Department, Attributing his Success to Philosophy. 28 Jan 2018January 5, 2021 Bill Miller just donated $75,000,000 to The Johns Hopkins University Philosophy Department. He did it because he credits his business success to the education he received there. In fact, he is…
Skills… 5 Reasons Why Philosophy Majors Make the Best Entrepreneurs 26 Sep 2017January 5, 2021 Nick Miller, co-founder and CEO of the restaurant-software company Gather, attributes his success to his education in philosophy. He points out that the same qualities that make a philosopher successful are…
Skills… The management myth 26 Apr 2017January 5, 2021 Mathew Stewart's lengthy piece in The Atlantic is summarized as follows: "Most of management theory is inane, writes our correspondent, the founder of a consulting firm. If you want to succeed…
Skills and Saleries The lifetime earning power of a philosophy degree, compared with all the others. 28 Mar 2017January 5, 2021 The folks at Payscale.com have conducted a pretty impressive study comparing the earning power of virtually every major. Philosophy doesn't stack up to the top paid major, petroleum engineering, but no one really…
Skills… A case for majoring in philosophy, from Forbes. 22 Mar 2017January 5, 2021 Philosophy majors can do just about anything. So, it is not surprising that Travis Chamberlain, started out in the military, then made his way to the one of the most prestigious universities in the…
Skills and Saleries In 2015, only 5% of Philosophy Majors were unemployed, six months after graduation. 22 Mar 2017January 5, 2021 Despite the anti-philosophy rhetoric, philosophy majors do very well in the job market. A recent study by The Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows that in 2015, only five percent…
Skills… CUBAN: Don’t go to school for finance — liberal arts is the future 20 Feb 2017January 5, 2021 In a recent interview billionaire investor Mark Cuban noted that liberal arts degrees, like philosophy, are better suited for the future job market. Cuban believes the skills developed in the…
Skills… Infographic: The Value of a Liberal Arts Degree. 20 Feb 2017January 5, 2021 A liberal arts degree can provide you with the skills to pursue numerous career choices. Here, Daily Infographic shows how a liberal arts degree can allow you to succeed.
Skills… A Harvard Medical School professor makes the case for the liberal arts and philosophy 20 Feb 2017January 5, 2021 It is often said that there is little connection between the liberal arts and STEM field. This is not the case. Dr. David Silbersweig, Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and…
Skills… Teaching kids philosophy makes them smarter in Math and English 20 Feb 2017January 5, 2021 Nationally, the liberal arts and STEM fields are viewed as opposing and non-complimentary. However, a recent study conducted in England shows that students with philosophical backgrounds have increased reading and math…
Skills and Saleries The myth of the unemployed Humanities Major 20 Feb 2017January 5, 2021 Humanities majors are often caricatured. Sometimes it is said that liberal arts students go to college to ultimately end up asking "Do you want fries with that?" Other times people…
Skills and Saleries Salaries of Philosophy Majors Over Time 20 Feb 2017January 5, 2021 A philosophy degree is not quite what it seems. In fact, it is much more. A recent report by PayScale noted that of all the humanities bachelors degrees, philosophy is the best.…
Skills and Saleries Philosophers make much more than welders 20 Feb 2017January 5, 2021 In the fourth Republican Debate of the 2016 election, candidate Marco Rubio made the comment that "Welders make more than philosophers," suggesting that students should pursue trade occupations rather than the…
Skills and Saleries… Philosophy Projected as Top-Paid Class of 2016 Humanities Major 20 Feb 2017January 4, 2021 National Association of College Employers (NACE) has philosophy projected as the highest earning 2016 humanities major. Read about it here at naceweb.org