I'm also supposed to be writing various things. Some of it will be about law, some about psychology, and most of it about how these things are related to morality.
And, finally, my long-arriving book on moral responsibility will show up in bookstores sometime between January and April, depending on where you live.
Hey- become a philosophy major, already!
. . .
especially if you are
interested
in
business.
For
that
matter,
the
average
philosophy
undergraduate
goes
on
to
make
more
money
than
nearly
any
non-engineering major (and
yes, as a matter of fact, the average philosophy major makes more than
the average business management major, both now and later.
Boo-yah!). The Atlantic Monthly
wonders if philosophy is the
most
practical
major. In the category of "unbelievable if it
weren't true," even the Wall Street Journal consistently thinks that philosopher
is
one
of
the
top
15
best
jobs
in
the
US (really). Moreover, the best science has shown
that philosophy is at the root
of
everything.
Some videos about the virtues of
being a philosophy major can be found here
and here.
So yeah, you really should be a philosophy major. Since most jobs don't care what your undergraduate major was, you should pick an undergraduate major that will make you smart, make you seem smart, and that is interesting to boot. Did you know Bruce Lee was a philosophy major? See, now you think he's smart. In fact, philosophy majors do better than virtually every other major on almost every standardized test. In particular, did you know that philosophy majors womp all over every other major in combined score on the GRE? That's just how we roll.(And yes, 'womp all over' is a technical term for 'outperforms in a fiercely impressive way'.) If you are thinking about grad school, law school, medical school, business school or any more school at all, being a philosophy major may be the best thing you can do. Plus, we get to talk about the coolest, best, and most interesting things. So become a philosophy major, already. Here's what to read in advance of telling your parents that yes, you are now a philosophy major. Here's what you need know about responding to The Question ("What are you going to do with a philosophy major?"). Finally, here is one more website with more stuff about jobs philosophy majors go on to do, our total dominance of standardized testing, and other things to make you or your parents feel better about the fact that philosophy has chosen you.
When you are ready to sign up, talk to any professor in the philosophy department. Welcome!