Currently, I'm studying Philosophy in college. However, sometimes I get discouraged because others seem to think that it's a "useless" degree and a "waste of time." What do you think?
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I do not think it's a waste of time at all. I would enjoy studying philosophy quite a lot.
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I loved philosophy, I took it along with theology, but it is useless to take it at a Chritian college where they won't let you think too much without invoking Christ somewhere in there. I have to admit, philosophy really gets you to use your brain and realize how foolish a lot of stuff in life we believed is all nonsense. It also helped me to drop all religions all together and become a free thinker. I hope that helped.
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Useless, perhaps, unless you'd like to teach. Waste of time? NEVER.
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I have always thought of Philosophy as something that I might take just for myself. I have no idea where I would go with it. Where would a degree like that lead anyway? Don't listen to me though. I'm terrified of leaving highschool and I pray that I end up in a fatal car accident before the end of this year so that I don't have to. I'm hardly the right person to give an opinion on this.
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I've always thought that was a really cool field. What would our world be without philosophers, without people who take a step back and actually think about what's right and what's wrong, instead of just acting on impulse? It's a very useful degree, and I really think you should just ignore those who say otherwise.
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As a philosopher I learned that everyone who discredits it has been brainwashed by Bill O'Reiley and Pat Benatar
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As my mother said to me "Knowledge is never wasted." Really all that a degree proves is that you are intelligent and you have staying power.
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I've found the study of philosophy to be quite rewarding. Examining and analyzing viewpoints strenghthens ones ability to thinking clearly, to arrive at logical conclusions. The problem in many of our schools today is students are crammed full of knowledge, but knowledge alone is useless. Knowledge applied INTELLIGENTLY is WISDOM. I think you're on the right track. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!
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Who are the others that seem to think it is a waste of time? Is it maybe they are jealous of your ambitions? I think you should study whatever you want to study.
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Its only a waste of time if it doesnt return the value you put into it, in your own definition of value. Personally, I would love to study it, but for me: I'd rather study it at home in my spare time, rather than at college, at which I would prefer to study something more useful. That way, I'd get more value out of my time. As for the economical utility of this degree.. there will always be uses for it in the IT/AI industry. I have a friend here at work who uses his PhD all the time in designing reasoning systems.
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Do you love studyng philosophy? Yes? Then how can it possibly be a waste of time? If you are thinking in terms of careers, most employers don't care what your degree is in, they care that you toughed it out and got one. The study of philosophy teaches you critical thinking - what skill could be more important in any job market?
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Ahh...who is to say what a "waste of time" is? One persons waste of time is anothers journey of knowledge and understanding.
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well what is your philosophy on it? LOL Nobody should tell you that it's a waste of time. If it's something you enjoy then by all means study it! I myself found it too dry and boring, but if you like it, then become whatever you want and who cares what people say? Knowledge is never a waste of time.
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I have found that no matter what degree you're going for, there will always be someone who thinks it's a useless waste of time- how rude some people can be! I think it may be difficult to get a career with that degree, but not impossible, and I certainly don't think it is a waste of time. If you enjoy it, that's what counts. Do you know what you would like to do with that degree? If not yet, once you graduate, there are career counselors who CAN help you find opportunities where a degree in Philosophy is useful. No degree is useless as long as you know what you intend to do with it :)
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I think it is excellent for your mind, but useless for your income.
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It might not be money producing (I think that is what people are saying) but many other disciplines are the same. Still, we need all disciplines to extend knowledge. Do do some practical stuff too, though, so that you can find a job later. That's all I would say. As for those who say waste of time...ignore them.
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after looking at all the things the great philosphers have come up, there's no way i'd consider philosphy a waste of time. just because something doesn't make you more desirable in the job market doesn't mean it's useless. it seems to be, some people equate a "useful" degree with one that gives you a lot of job opportunities. that doesn't make it true though.
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To me, I've always found the subject of it fascinating (I also love psychology). As for doing something with it in regards to a career, I've always thought the only thing you can really do with a degree of it is to teach it to others. I think with a subject like that, people should be taking it first and foremost because they genuienly love the subject and want to educate and expand their knowledge of it, and not solely for the purpose of getting a job with it, cause it's pretty limited that way (but I guess any career where you need some kind of arts degree it can help generally too).
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Any subject that encourages you to think is neither "useless" nor a "waste of time". As a student of Classics and Spanish, I get that all the time. One's pointless and elitist and the other's not as useful as French or German. However, what's great is the fact that since my subjects don't point towards any career in particular, I could end up doing absolutely anything!
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It isn't a waste of time but if I were you, I would either have a "Plan B" or get ready to say "would youlike fries with that?"
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