6 thoughts on “Where a philosophy degree gets you in real life”
My niece got a BA degree in Art History. She has been working in a consignment shop for the last 5 years.
One can not be nowhere, which means one must be somewhere.
/BA Philosophy… AND History of Math
//and posting nonsense on an internet blog
We used to mess with Philosophy major’s so-called minds in college. We’d say things like “Yeah, I saw in the want ads yesterday that they’re looking for philosophers. About 4 columns just FULL of people looking for philosophers!”. It used to just piss ’em off!
Hey dimndgal1, let’s avoid further erosion and intuit the logos from hereout. Screw skool.
JohnC – I concur! After all, who needs work when “all paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.” (Aristotle)
On a related note, people ask me if being a philosophy major makes life difficult. I laugh and explain that I can always talk myself into thinking I’m happy, so life is good… I think 🙂
dimndgal1,
Great!! Then your learning is the best, no doubt. Philo AND math?!!? All is resolved in and of your own mind…I think. (smiley)
My niece got a BA degree in Art History. She has been working in a consignment shop for the last 5 years.
One can not be nowhere, which means one must be somewhere.
/BA Philosophy… AND History of Math
//and posting nonsense on an internet blog
We used to mess with Philosophy major’s so-called minds in college. We’d say things like “Yeah, I saw in the want ads yesterday that they’re looking for philosophers. About 4 columns just FULL of people looking for philosophers!”. It used to just piss ’em off!
Hey dimndgal1, let’s avoid further erosion and intuit the logos from hereout. Screw skool.
JohnC – I concur! After all, who needs work when “all paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.” (Aristotle)
On a related note, people ask me if being a philosophy major makes life difficult. I laugh and explain that I can always talk myself into thinking I’m happy, so life is good… I think 🙂
dimndgal1,
Great!! Then your learning is the best, no doubt. Philo AND math?!!? All is resolved in and of your own mind…I think. (smiley)