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Question: Philosophy Major!.!.!. useless!?
What are phil majors for!?

What if you are only interested in the subject!? Can you BE someone with only that phil major!?
I'm very interested in the subject, but I'm paying mad money every semester and I'm just wondering if it's really worth it!. I mean, I love it but is it useful!?

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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
You will be a person with a well developed capacity for understanding people and asking the right questions!.!.!.

also, these days it seems that i won't matter if your major is philosophy or basket weaving, as long as you get that piece of paper at the end!.

philosophy may not seem important!.
but IMHO we need more open minds and well thought members of society!. thats just my take on it
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Here are some of the careers and jobs Philosophy majors have excelled in:

Academic careers in social sciences, humanities, law, medicine, religion, mathematics, business, and the physical sciences
Teaching
Law practice
Medical practice
Business, management and administration
Computer science
Public relations
Writing and journalism
Consulting
Government
Social work
Library work
Ministry
Systems analysis
Criminal justice
Physical sciences
To put your degree to work for you after graduation, you have to start planning your overall college experience now!. Philosophy will give you rare and valuable skills, but if you want to put these skills to work in a field, then you should start preparing yourself to enter that field!. You can do this by carefully choosing your general education coursework, your minor or second major, your jobs or internships while in college, and so on!. Think now about your long-term goals, and choose your activities in and out of school to help you reach those goals!.
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The only people I've know who have gotten phil majors were planning on becoming lawyers or proffesors!. Its really a degree you use to build on with a masters, so if you don't want to do that it would be a little useless!. But, I think its a very interesting subject and study it as a hobby!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

It's not useless at all, philosophy is an essential part of survival, it's what we need to make sense of everything!. Without it, we'd all just be lying out on the floor, starving, not considering that getting up and eating food might be wise!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

It isn't really something you can use to earn a living, so I would say it is useless in that regard!. Find another major that you can earn a living with and study Philosophy for enjoyment!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

It is useful only when the philosopher applies the thinking process to real life problems rather than just to think for the sake of philosophizing!. It is an "interdisciplinary field"!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

"jef" hit the nail on the head!. i couldn't have said it better myself!. especially about the piece of paper at the end thing!. so i ditto his answer completely!. Www@QuestionHome@Com