In Praise of Philosophy

It's not surprising that philosophers and philosophy majors speak highly of philosophy. But did you know that the study of philosophy has always been well regarded by those in law, business, the sciences, high-tech, medicine, public policy, and all walks of life? The following is a list of short articles, mostly written by non-philosophers, that testify to the various ways the study of philosophy contributes in very practical ways to an enriched and successful life. This list is regularly updated.

• “Want a good job? Major in philosophy.” America: The Jesuit Review, Aug. 6, 2020.
• “In Praise of Aphorisms,” Aeon, June 1, 2020.
• “Why America's Business Leaders Are in Desperate Need of a Liberal Arts Education,” The Atlantic, June 28, 2016.
• “The Sword Of Damocles: The value of philosophy to a business leader,” Chicago Business Journal, June 1, 2016.
• “Philosophy and Industry: We Have Transferable Skills,” A Philosopher's Take, May 20, 2016.
• “Study: Teaching Students Philosophy Will Improve Their Academic Performance,” Big Think, May 12, 2016.
• “All Wikipedia Roads Lead to Philosophy, but Some of Them Go Through Southeast Europe First,” Pacific Standard Magazine, May 9, 2016.
• “What Philosophy Can Do: Words to the Not Yet Wise,” Commonweal, May 4, 2016.
• “Is a Philosophy Degree Useful?” Psychology Today, May 4, 2016.
• “'Is this on the exam?' The pressing need for philosophy in schools,” Irish Times, May 2, 2016.
• “Why I left Management Consulting to Start a Philosophy Company,” Linkedin, March 12, 2016.
• If you majored in the humanities, you should really apply to Harvard Business School,” Quartz, March 9, 2016.
• “Teaching kids philosophy makes them smarter in math and English,” Quartz, March 9, 2016.
• “Why are so many smart people such idiots about philosophy?” Quartz, March 6, 2016.
• "Enough with trashing the liberal arts. Stop being stupid,” Washington Post, March 5, 2016.
• “The STEM obsession does a disservice to arts and humanities,” Irish Times, March 1, 2016.
• Schools are finally starting to teach kids philosophy,” Tech Insider, March 2016.
• Philosophy Projected as Top Paid Class of 2016 Humanities Major,” National Association of Colleges and Employers, Feb. 24, 2016.
• “Why kids--now more than ever--need to learn philosophy. Yes, philosophy,” Washington Post, Feb 3, 2016.
• “Intellectual Maintenance: The Case for Philosophy Requirements," Commonweal, Jan 27, 2016.
• “A Harvard Medical School professor makes the case for the liberal arts and philosophy," Washington Post, Dec. 24, 2015.
• “Welders and Philosophers," 3 Quarks Daily, Dec 7, 2015.
• “Who Studies Philosophy?” American Philosophical Association, Nov. 16, 2015.
• “Why Marco Rubio needs philosophy,” Detroit Free Press, Nov. 11, 2015.
• Philosophy majors actually earn a lot more than welders,” Vox, Nov. 10, 2015.
• “Key facts for every prospective Philosophy major,” Uloop, Nov 2, 2015.
• The Earning Power of Philosophy Majors,” The Atlantic, Sept. 3, 2015.
• “Put the 'Ph' Back Into PhD,” Magazine of the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Summer 2015.
• “Entrepreneur Credits Mason for his Success with a 'Surprising' Degree,” George Mason University News, Aug. 20 2015.
• “11 famous executives who majored in philosophy,” Business Insider, Aug. 8, 2015.