Why Major in Philosophy?
If you think that the only use you can put a philosophy degree to is by sitting on a mountain and contemplating your navel - think again. A degree in philosophy will train you for the rigors of almost any demanding job, whether in academia, law, business, or any number of other areas that require written, verbal, or reasoning skills.
Many philosophy majors plan to pursue graduate work. A philosophy degree will prepare them to pursue graduate work in a variety of fields:
- cognitive science
- artifical intelligence
- mathematics
- law
- business
- international relations
- environmental and natural resource science
- computing
and any other career that requires critical, abstract, rigorous thinking.
