On 18 May 2016 at 16:11, Andy Robinson <a...@reportlab.com> wrote: > On 18 May 2016 at 15:52, Zeth <theol...@gmail.com> wrote: > > My degrees are in econometrics and theology, and I also somehow found > > myself making a living from writing code. I know theology is much more > > practical than philosophy but I am sure the same logic applies* > > There was a great Tim Ferriss podcast where he interviewed Alain de > Boton about what philosophy is and whether it's useful. From memory, > Alain said something like "If you can ONLY do it in a university and > there are no jobs in the outside world, that's a sign that your > profession has gone off the rails somewhere...". >
Of course, HitchHikers Guide to the Galaxy does have an excellent piece on the employment rights, wherefores protecting philosophers' jobs, as described by the Philosophers' workers union. Michael
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