Turning Philosophical Thought into a Career + pics from Peachtree Road (583 hits)
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Submitted by Alasdair (View user info) at 2007-05-09 10:57:24 EDT
Hi Uber!
Ne'er have I felt so enthralled as I am today. You see, I don't give a fuck because I'm going back to school.
"Oh, Bret you foolish, foolish little man," you might say, "you can't go back to school! You're too old/broke/confused/strange/stupid/prone to posting pictures of your genitalia on the intarwebs!"
But see, that's not even true.
The eternal lament of those holding degrees in Philosophy or Religion is that there's nothing you can do with them, right?
Wrong.
Next year I'll be going back to school on, most likely, government money, to earn a Ph.D. in Philosophy. After a year or two of post-doctoral work somewhere, I will seek employment as, you guessed it, a professor of Philosophy.
Your friend Bret will, within a decade I'd say, be 'that professor' wearing the twill sportcoat and pontificating on such lofty topics as Artificial Intelligence, Phenomenology and Ontological Rationalism and doing so for a real paycheck.
Aside from the handful of friends and family members I've made aware of my newfound career path, I thought it only appropriate to notify you, Uber, my trusted friend in times of trial and indecision, of this recent development.
Wish me luck and, if you don't wish me luck, wish that YOUR kids shan't find their way into MY Ethics 101 class.
:o)
And now, random pics taken with my cell phone while driving down Peachtree Road this morning in Atlanta, Georgia.
Toodles!
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Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2007-05-10 16:22:44 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Crystle (user info) at 2007-05-10 09:21:53 PDT (#)
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Submitted by manic_impressive (user info) at 2007-05-10 09:20:41 EDT (#)
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Submitted by thorpe (user info) at 2007-05-10 08:59:49 EDT (#)
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Submitted by snag (user info) at 2007-05-10 22:21:03 EST (#)
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I think it's great how some shithead who has friends on a website can post shit for other shitheads and still get positive ratings.
Submitted by ghola (user info) at 2007-05-10 16:10:18 EDT (#)
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Submitted by ghola (user info) at 2007-05-10 15:47:55 EDT (#)
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hahahha you're such a pissy bitch
Submitted by ghola (user info) at 2007-05-10 15:47:55 EDT (#)
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hahahha you're such a pissy bitch.
Submitted by snag (user info) at 2007-05-10 08:19:35 EDT (#)
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Bitter, ignorant shitheel below.
Submitted by rad1101 (user info) at 2007-05-10 03:25:47 EDT (#)
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you understand that your students will see naked pictures of you
Submitted by rad1101 (user info) at 2007-05-10 03:25:14 EDT (#)
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and the cycle continues.
Submitted by rad1101 (user info) at 2007-05-10 03:24:59 EDT (#)
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i think its just great that some shithead who majored in philosophy needs to teach philosophy to other shitheads to justify needing a philosophy degree in the first place.
Submitted by Realpolitik (user info) at 2007-05-10 00:01:05 EDT (#)
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Ah yes, the philisophy department is the perfect case study of the self-perpetuating cluster fuck that is the educational system
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2007-05-09 18:27:09 EDT (#)
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Try not to turn the assault rifle around on the poor, unseuspecting bastards who will have no choice in having a fucking dipshit like you bore them to death in lecture hall as their teacher.
I have $500 that says that this "doctorate" never happens, shithead.
Submitted by i_can_get_you_a_toe (user info) at 2007-05-09 17:56:21 EDT (#)
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Submitted by sicosemen (user info) at 2007-05-09 16:31:55 EDT (#)
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Why don't you focus on cosmology in the tip of my dick, or ontology of the 5th taint hair I rub in your nose, or the metaphysics behind the Arabian goggles I give you, or ponder the axiology behind the money shot I give you, perhaps then you will see the ethics in my offerings. Virtu Fortuna, fagstar.
Cogito ergo sum, twat cannon.
Submitted by bob (user info) at 2007-05-09 15:21:01 EDT (#)
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I love political philosophy since the emphasis is on substance...but I really can't stand most other forms of philosophy...stuff like logic classes seem ridiculous to me...you dont need to be taught how to make a coherent argument, and if you need to be, then maybe you need to rethink your major.
PS: Have fun with trying to find a job...although the Ivies, Stanford, etc and solid liberal arts schools give a great deal of funding to philosophy, most other schools dont, as St.Jimmy pointed out.
Submitted by snag (user info) at 2007-05-09 14:35:46 EDT (#)
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Submitted by PerkMan (user info) at 2007-05-09 13:44:13 EDT (#)
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I am a Philosophy major right now. I'm not doing it to really mess around. It's my avenue into law school and working for law firms. They love that you are a philosophy major. I don't know what my minor is though yet. Thought Poli Sci, or Finance we'll see...
I give you props on that. Because symbolic logic is the hardest thing I have ever messed with let me give you one.
Method is a fag.
If Method is a fag then he is also a queer.
Method loves cocks and cum Shots.
this would translate to... Think of my plus's as the antecedent.
(Mx + Fx)
[(Mx + Fx)+ Qx] / Mx+(Cx*Sx)
Now if you are a philosophy major. Make this arguement Valid. With mathemathical equations. Try it out.
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Perkman, I remember symbolic logic VERY well. I remember acing it and loving it.
Modus Ponens, Modus Tollens, the various other theorems and proofs that you have to apply to premises in so many steps so as to come to a conclusion that follows...
that sort of shit gets me hard. I don't know why.
My discipline of study and research won't be so formulaic, unfortunately. I'm probably going to focus more on phenomenology, epistemology and laws of thought.
I also plan on working within Philosophy of Mathematics and Philosophy of Beauty subgenres.
Submitted by PerkMan (user info) at 2007-05-09 13:44:13 EDT (#)
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I am a Philosophy major right now. I'm not doing it to really mess around. It's my avenue into law school and working for law firms. They love that you are a philosophy major. I don't know what my minor is though yet. Thought Poli Sci, or Finance we'll see...
I give you props on that. Because symbolic logic is the hardest thing I have ever messed with let me give you one.
Method is a fag.
If Method is a fag then he is also a queer.
Method loves cocks and cum Shots.
this would translate to... Think of my plus's as the antecedent.
(Mx + Fx)
[(Mx + Fx)+ Qx] / Mx+(Cx*Sx)
Now if you are a philosophy major. Make this arguement Valid. With mathemathical equations. Try it out.
Submitted by rob_berg (user info) at 2007-05-09 13:42:07 EDT (#)
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Good luck, fella.
Submitted by TheUniter (user info) at 2007-05-09 13:37:33 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Beano312003 (user info) at 2007-05-09 13:30:30 EDT (#)
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Submitted by St_Jimmy (user info) at 2007-05-09 13:25:12 EDT (#)
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http://www.philosophy.emory.edu/graduate/tuition.shtml
Tuition & Scholarship
Financial Support
All graduate students in the Philosophy Department receive five years of funding. This includes a stipend ($16,000 for the 2007-2008 school year) and full tuition support.
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All students who are accepted into the program receive five years of funding and are eligible for travel support.
__________________
Holy crap! That's a helluva deal! Are you going to Emory?
I guess I stand corrected, there is $$ in philosophy.
Submitted by BubbaEarl (user info) at 2007-05-09 12:48:11 EDT (#)
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good for you dude.
i know you'll be in your element when you're waxing philosophical
to yourself in a padded room.
Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2007-05-09 12:44:15 EDT (#)
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I CRUMPLE, THEREFORE I AM
Submitted by snag (user info) at 2007-05-09 12:36:44 EDT (#)
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Oh, and Jimmy - have a look at this. Emory, as an example, is severely lacking in Philosophy faculty:
http://www.philosophy.emory.edu/graduate/tuition.shtml
Submitted by snag (user info) at 2007-05-09 11:52:36 EDT (#)
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Jimmy -
Thanks for the commentary.
While the market for philosophy professors might be small and while the money won't be stellar, the profession holds a certain appeal that goes beyond employability and monetary value.
I WILL find an institution of secondary education to work for doing research and/or instruction in the field. This might well be a community college or state school; it doesn't matter.
Deep, philosophical thought trains the mind to think critically and analytically. This sort of activity is a requisite in a plentitude of other professions.
If I don't teach, I will write. If I don't write, I will mentor.
I don't care if doing any of these means that I live broke.
Submitted by St_Jimmy (user info) at 2007-05-09 11:42:55 EDT (#)
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"The eternal lament of those holding degrees in Philosophy or Religion is that there's nothing you can do with them, right?"
Actually, that's true. Good for you for having goals, however...
Trouble is, the number of philosophy professor positions is pretty small. In fact, where I did my undergrad work, the philosophy department employed only one or two PhDs, while the gen-ed undergrad philosophy classes were taught by contract teachers with Masters degrees. In fact, the guy who taught my ethics class was a painter in real life, and only taught on Saturdays.
In general, philosophy departments are not well-funded. They tend not to employ too many full-time professors and they almost never expand (ie, they only look for new hires when somebody retires).
But, for all I know, you could be going to the best philosophy school in the country and you'll have no worries.
Either way, best of luck.
Cheers.
Submitted by beeltea (user info) at 2007-05-09 11:36:07 EDT (#)
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Nevermind. I just roam around uber pretending that alters don't exist. It's much more fun this way.
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-05-09 11:29:28 EDT (#)
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goodluck dementing impressionable, brainwashable youth.
Submitted by God_Is_My_Mate (user info) at 2007-05-09 11:23:48 EDT (#)
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Aren't you the ginger guy who posted his tiny penis?
Submitted by beeltea (user info) at 2007-05-09 11:22:11 EDT (#)
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Let me get this straight...
according to an earlier post your last year of high school was 2003.
four years have now passed, and you are going BACK to school to get your Ph.D?
Something smells fishy. I think it may be a school of crappie.
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2007-05-09 11:17:03 EDT (#)
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I can't wait until your school cuts your program after you start teaching.
Submitted by bob (user info) at 2007-05-09 11:15:32 EDT (#)
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being a professor is the most kickass job ever.
Submitted by HurtByTheSun (user info) at 2007-05-09 11:09:18 EDT (#)
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Good luck with this dude. That restaurant looks like it is called 'Twatins'.
Submitted by skrapmetal (user info) at 2007-05-09 11:08:21 EDT (#)
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Good luck, and just so you know: everyone with a Doctorate of Philosopy in Philosophy a) will argue the 'reality' of your paycheck on several levels, and b) is redundant.
Submitted by sicosemen (user info) at 2007-05-09 11:08:10 EDT (#)
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Let's juggle fruit, Bret. Don't jump to such rash decisions Bret, although I admire your positivity, there are other options like suicide, the military, rape, crime, and much much more like suicide. Just keep your options open is all I'm saying.
Submitted by Beano312003 (user info) at 2007-05-09 11:04:28 EDT (#)
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Do you know that you were a complete cunt and still are a complete cunt?
did ya huh?
Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2007-05-09 10:59:56 EDT (#)
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Know what Bret, yay on you for having a goal and being excited about your life.
Submitted by FartSmeller (user info) at 2007-05-09 10:58:41 EDT (#)
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[crumples]