{"id":77,"date":"2013-02-13T12:34:03","date_gmt":"2013-02-13T17:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tuxpan.highpoint.edu\/religionphilosophy\/?page_id=77"},"modified":"2014-10-17T16:28:06","modified_gmt":"2014-10-17T20:28:06","slug":"why-study-philosophy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/philosophy\/why-study-philosophy\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Study Philosophy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>It\u2019s the Secret to Success!<\/h3>\n<p>Here\u2019s a joke. What do you call a student with a Philosophy degree? Answer: A Starbucks employee. Funny, yes, but this myth is dead wrong. A Philosophy degree equips students with fundamental skills, empowering them to dominate in a variety of careers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Want to succeed in business? Major in Philosophy. Philosophy majors score better than business majors on business school entrance exams! And philosophy majors actually have higher mid-career salaries than other majors including business, marketing, and communications majors (according to <i>Forbes <\/i>and <i>The Wall Street Journal). <\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Want to get into the best law school? Major in Philosophy. Philosophy majors earn the best LSAT scores among <i>all <\/i>other majors (including political science and criminal justice majors).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Want to become a doctor? Major in Philosophy. Philosophy majors earn the best MCAT scores among all other humanity majors. And Philosophy majors actually have a significantly higher medical school acceptance rate than biology and chemistry majors!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Why does Philosophy, which seems so impractical, empower students for success? Because it teaches fundamental skills, crucial to success, including:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>critical thinking (logic, analysis, problem solving, research)<\/li>\n<li>clear writing and speaking communication skills<\/li>\n<li>reasoned persuasion<\/li>\n<li>the ability to think creatively and imaginatively<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Such fundamentals of higher education are core to a student achieving success in a dynamic and ever-changing world. While many majors offer only a few career possibilities, a philosophy major opens students to numerous possibilities, including law, business, medicine, education, F.B.I., government, publishing, writing, research, consulting, social and community services, business, and computer programming.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Consider some of the most successful people from various professions who were Philosophy majors.\u00a0 In business, CEOs Carly Fiorina (Hewlett Packard) and Gerald Levine (Time Warner).\u00a0 In politics, Rudolph Giuliani, George Stephanopoulos, Bill Clinton, and Pat Buchanan.\u00a0 In law, Supreme Court justices Steven Breyer and David Souter. In journalism, Stone Phillips, Mark Hulbert (Forbes), and George Will.\u00a0 In entertainment, Steve Martin, Jay Leno, Susan Sarandon, Alex Trebek.\u00a0 In the arts, composer Phillip Glass, writers Wallace Shawn and David Foster Wallace.\u00a0 In sports, John Elway, Mike Schmidt, Phil Jackson.\u00a0 In religion, Pope John Paul II.\u00a0 And in the military, Kristen Baker, the first female brigade commander at West Point!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Yet Philosophy is not only the best major for success: Philosophy is a valuable in and of itself. It is a field that engages questions that are fundamental to our humanity, to our values, to life and to the meaning of our lives. Philosophy not only trains the brain: it nourishes the soul. So if a student wants to live a life of success <i>and <\/i>significance, they should major in Philosophy!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052702303665904577452262654724288.html\">https:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052702303665904577452262654724288.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s the Secret to Success! Here\u2019s a joke. What do you call a student with a Philosophy degree? Answer: A Starbucks employee. 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