Good practical reasons to major in philosophy
1. Earning a good salary after graduation. (link, link)
2. A famous entrepreneur believes that in the future, philosophy majors will earn more than computer programmers. (link)
3. Everybody wants a philosopher: there are many possible professions to choose from. (link)
4. New technologies need philosophers. (link)
5. Great prospects for law school: Philosophy majors get some of the best scores on the LSAT. (link)
6. Great prospect for graduate school: Philosophy majors on average get the higher results at the GRE. (link, link)
7. Learning to communicate, concisely, and convincingly (like this list).
8. If you love to talk about ideas, you don't need reasons to study philosophy.
Philosophers love what they do!
For most, philosophy is a passion and an ongoing engagement with the biggest of Big Questions: Is there a God? What is the self? Do we have free will? What is the meaning of life? How is consciousness related to physical reality? What should I do? What is truth? Justice? Beauty? These are ancient questions, but they are also questions which philosophers have made important, unmistakable progress in answering during the last century alone. Come join us in this ongoing, life-changing enterprise.
For most, philosophy is a passion and an ongoing engagement with the biggest of Big Questions: Is there a God? What is the self? Do we have free will? What is the meaning of life? How is consciousness related to physical reality? What should I do? What is truth? Justice? Beauty? These are ancient questions, but they are also questions which philosophers have made important, unmistakable progress in answering during the last century alone. Come join us in this ongoing, life-changing enterprise.