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dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• mfed1122@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  This is PURE speculation, but I feel like this could be caused by the only people who feel comfortable getting a philosophy degree are wealthy connected people. I know a lot of people from my high school that have stereotypical “be poor forever” degrees and are doing great - but if you knew them in high school, you’d know that they had millionaire parents. All the poor kids went for safer degrees because they knew they’d need money.

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  • dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I didn’t want to say it, but I do think this is a possibility - people like Pete Buttigieg were philosophy majors. However, it’s probably a bit of both - being wealthy and connected probably still makes up a minority of philosophy majors, and yet they still outperform on graduate entrance exams generally.

    You might be interested in reading The Management Myth by Matthew Stewart for a non-wealthy philosopher’s perspective on business. :-)

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  • captainlezbian@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That could also create a networking situation for even poor ones.

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  • Pulptastic@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Yeah I agree, there is probably a bias effect here. That may or may not explain all of the difference. The one you’ve proposed makes sense.

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• tux7350@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Don’t ya think this might be a bit bias? They have a vested interest to sell you a philosophy degree.

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  • eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I used my philosophy of science classwork all the time in my engineering career.

    What constitutes proof? What kinds of questions can you answer with data? When do we consider a pattern of behavior to represent the existence of some entity?

    Being able to think about these kinds of questions with clarity is really helpful in diagnosing problems in large systems.

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    • Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I’ve worked with a few philosophy majors in various roles and they were more thoughtful about things. Like they learned how to think, not just what to think.

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    • Pulptastic@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      What constitutes proof?

      Statistical significance.

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    • Corngood@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      What constitutes proof? What kinds of questions can you answer with data? When do we consider a pattern of behavior to represent the existence of some entity?

      Any recommended reading for someone who’s never formally studied philosophy?

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      • wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Karl Popper, “The Logic of Scientific Discovery” is a seminal work in the modern philosophy of science. It led the way for modern statistical methodology in the form of null hypothesis rejection, proposes to solve the problem of induction, and his proposal of falsifiability is, to my knowledge, the most popular philosophical framework for modern scientific practice.

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      • Echolynx@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Bertrand Russell has an intro to philosophy book that is quite accessible.

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  • dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    yes, thought the facts and studies they link to remain true regardless - this is the strongest argument for getting a philosophy degree, it makes sense they present it

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