{"id":5919,"date":"2016-07-08T10:25:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T17:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/philosophy-hones-critical-thinking-and-career-prospects\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T13:53:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T21:53:08","slug":"philosophy-hones-critical-thinking-and-career-prospects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/philosophy-hones-critical-thinking-and-career-prospects\/","title":{"rendered":"Philosophy hones critical thinking and career prospects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n    \n                                                    \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            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The graduates would ask many questions after they left school, he predicted:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe science graduate will ask, \u2018Why does that work?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe engineering graduate, \u2018How does it work?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe economics graduate, \u2018What does it cost?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd the liberal arts graduate, \u2018Do you want French fries with that hamburger?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.stanford.edu\/pr\/97\/970618commence.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Breyer\u2019s joke<\/a> at the 1997 Stanford University ceremony underscores a perception in popular culture that humanities majors face tough career prospects, especially compared to those with what are perceived to be more marketable skills, like engineers and scientists. And philosophy majors in particular? They\u2019re destined to ponder the meaning of life while searching for a way to make a living \u2014 or so the stereotype goes.<\/p>\n<p>In reality, college graduates who major in philosophy can do quite well. They report earnings that rank highest among humanities majors, and many excel in fields including law, business, medicine and politics, as well as academia. Just ask Justice Breyer \u2014 who studied philosophy before going to law school.<\/p>\n<p>Trained to use logic and reasoning to analyze questions big and small, challenge assumptions and examine problems in broad strokes and great detail, philosophy majors acquire intellectual tools that are as relevant in today\u2019s digital age as they were at the time of Plato and Aristotle.<\/p>\n<p>This timelessness explains why top administrators and professors at USC continue to view philosophy as an essential discipline that sharpens the minds of all students \u2014 whatever careers they decide to pursue.<\/p>\n<h2>Core of the Humanities<\/h2>\n<p>The repute of USC Dornsife\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/phil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">philosophy department<\/a> has steadily grown during the last decade. It\u2019s ranked as the eighth best philosophy program in the U.S. and ninth best in the world, according to The Philosophical Gourmet Report, a biennial publication that bases its 2014\u201315 rankings on the reputation of faculty members (New York University is ranked No. 1 in the world).<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/migration-uploads\/Philo2-2385.jpg\" alt=\"Photo collage showing Shieva Kleinschmidt, Mark Schroeder, Scott Soames and Ralph Wedgwood.\" width=\"450\" height=\"290\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">USC Dornsife philosophy professors (clockwise from top left) Shieva Kleinschmidt, Mark Schroeder, Scott Soames and Ralph Wedgwood.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Since 2004, USC has shot up 38 places in the closely monitored rankings, fueled by a focus on attracting seasoned scholars and promising rising stars. It has also developed innovative programs such as an interdisciplinary major in philosophy, politics and law, the first of its kind in the U.S. when USC launched it in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think philosophy is really at the core of everything we do in the humanities,\u201d USC Provost Michael\u00a0Quick says. \u201cIt hits all the right buttons, such as who or why we are, and what kind of people we want to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Quick praised the leadership of <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/scottsoames\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scott Soames<\/a>, an expert in the philosophy of language, philosophy of law and the history of analytic philosophy. Soames was recruited from Princeton University in 2004 and has been director of USC\u2019s philosophy department since 2007.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cScott has provided us a vision for how one builds a great department, as well as an ability to find and recruit great faculty,\u201d says Quick, a neuroscientist.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<address>Philosophy is really at the core of everything we do in the humanities. It hits all the right buttons, such as who or why we are, and what kind of people we want to be. \u2014 USC Provost Michael Quick<\/address>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>From his office in Mudd Hall, home of the School of Philosophy, Soames can barely contain his enthusiasm when he talks about the advances made by the program, which has about 200 undergraduate majors and 40 graduate students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCome back in five years, and we\u2019ll be No. 1,\u201d\u00a0Soames says.<\/p>\n<p>It isn\u2019t bluster.<\/p>\n<p>Ask Brian Leiter, who manages <a href=\"http:\/\/www.philosophicalgourmet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Philosophical Gourmet Report<\/a>. Leiter notes USC\u2019s recent appointment of David Wallace, a philosopher of physics known for his novel interpretation of quantum mechanics. Wallace arrives on campus from the University of Oxford this summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith this appointment, I\u2019d say USC is in the very top cluster of programs in the world, including Princeton, Michigan, Yale and Harvard, and ahead of Stanford,\u201d says Leiter, who is also director of the Center for Law, Philosophy and Human Values at the University of Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the department builds up in the history of philosophy, it will be giving NYU a run for its money,\u201d Leiter adds.<\/p>\n<p>Wallace will be joining an impressive faculty that includes <a href=\"http:\/\/www-bcf.usc.edu\/%7Ewedgwood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ralph Wedgwood<\/a>. The specialist in ethics and epistemology, or the theory of knowledge, came to USC from Oxford in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a wonderful department,\u201d Wedgwood says. \u201cIt\u2019s just great in a classic kind of way. It\u2019s got excellent philosophers who work hard and who are devoted to excelling in teaching and research, and it\u2019s got great leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The department includes John Hawthorne, recognized as a leading contributor to the fields of metaphysics and epistemology; Jonathan Quong, an expert in moral and political philosophy who selected USC over Oxford; and Gabriel Uzquiano Cruz, a specialist in philosophical logic, the philosophy of mathematics, metaphysics and the philosophy of language.<\/p>\n<p>Soames also notes that equally important to USC\u2019s growing reputation as a destination for the world\u2019s brightest philosophers are its emerging young thinkers on the faculty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have the best set of young assistant professors in the world,\u201d Soames says. \u201cAndrew Bacon is a coming superstar, Jeff Russell is a coming star, Shieva Kleinschmidt will be one of the best minds in metaphysics, and Jeremy Goodman, who is set to join us in the fall, is one of the best I\u2019ve ever seen.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Tools for the Real World<\/h2>\n<p>The public believes \u2014 rightly \u2014 that philosophers study big-issue questions. Does God exist? What actions are right or wrong? What can we know about the world around us? But Kleinschmidt says that philosophy encompasses much more.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/migration-uploads\/Philo3-2385.jpg\" alt=\"A graph displays post-graduate salaries for philosophy, biochemistry, mathematics and marketing majors. Philosophy ranks just behind mathematics. \" width=\"450\" height=\"290\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Undergrad philosophy majors do quite well for themselves after college. Here\u2019s how their post-college salaries compare.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The methodology that contemporary philosophers apply to analytic philosophy is closely tied to mathematics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe translate claims into their logical form, and then use groups of these claims to write proofs,\u201d Kleinschmidt explains. \u201cThe proofs are formally valid: If the premises of the arguments are true, it follows as a matter of logic that the conclusions must be true as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This matters, Kleinschmidt says, because \u201cvalidity helps us see which claims can be true at the same time, and which can\u2019t, which helps us build a consistent and extensive theory of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kleinschmidt and other USC professors believe philosophy courses should be a part of every student\u2019s college experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese classes teach students how to reason well, how to draw appropriate conclusions from their data, how to formulate general principles when they apply, and how to counterexample general principles when they don\u2019t,\u201d Kleinschmidt says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCritical thinking skills are crucial tools for almost every area of life,\u201d she adds, \u201cand are certainly helpful in other college classes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mark Andrew Schroeder, who works in epistemology, ethics and philosophy of language, says philosophy particularly matters in the 21st century, a\u00a0time when computing technology means that everyone has access to knowledge at their fingertips. Technical skills quickly become obsolete with each advance toward automation. \u201cThe only skill that can\u2019t become obsolete,\u201d Schroeder says, \u201cis the ability to think critically. Philosophy, more than any other field, teaches students to think critically.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Philosophy, Soames says, is key to advancing the relatively young fields of cognitive science, psychology, linguistics, decision theory and computer science.<\/p>\n<p>USC provides students with numerous ways of connecting philosophy with business, law and even neuroscience. Recent graduates like Marissa Roy \u201914 say the interdisciplinary study at USC proved invaluable.<\/p>\n<p>Roy majored in philosophy, politics and law and earned a master\u2019s degree in public diplomacy. She is set to graduate from Yale Law School in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Little did she know how useful a course in philosophy would be when she took one her freshman year at the suggestion of a professor. \u201cIt taught me how to think about the law\u2014what the law can or should be,\u201d says Roy, who went on to specialize in the ethics of law research.<\/p>\n<p>Just recently, her background in philosophy helped her detect a \u201cgaping assumption\u201d in what appeared, at first, to be a \u201cdamning\u201d law brief, she says.<\/p>\n<p>Stacy Greiner Chambliss \u201907 is chief of administration and scientific review for <a href=\"http:\/\/valenciatechnologies.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Valencia Technologies Corp<\/a>., which designed, developed, manufactured and tested an investigational pacemaker-like device called eCoin. The nickel-sized neurostimulator aims to stimulate nerves to manage chronic conditions like high blood pressure, as well as neurological problems like Parkinson\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n<p>Chambliss, a double major in finance and philosophy, took her first philosophy class as a sophomore. She got a C+ but loved it. Determined to do better, Chambliss declared philosophy as her second major to help her in law school.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI credit philosophy with making me a much stronger thinker and writer,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>Chambliss\u2019 abilities came in handy at the medical technology firm her father founded in 2010. After studying electroacupuncture, she questioned the medical industry\u2019s assumption that neuromodulation \u2014 treating conditions through stimulation of nerves \u2014 required constant exposure to electrical currents.<\/p>\n<p>After unpacking the problem from all angles, Chambliss recommended that the firm\u2019s engineers create an eCoin device that could be radically smaller than other devices on the market because it only needs to give off intermittent electrical currents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPhilosophy helped me cultivate grit, the passion and perseverance needed for this non-scientist to enter and contribute to the most wonderful field of medical technology,\u201d Chambliss says. \u201cI learned to think inside, outside, and about what is the box from philosophy. For that, I am grateful and I am better.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>What can you do with a philosophy degree?<\/h2>\n<p>Law. Finance. Medicine. Politics. Business. Public service. And, of course, academia.<\/p>\n<p>The skills that philosophy majors develop \u2014 critically analyzing issues from a variety of angles, questioning assumptions and crafting alternatives, and writing clearly and persuasively \u2014 open up a wide array of career directions. These skills and the depth of intellectual practice of a philosophy degree are critical for many fields, says Carl Martellino, executive director of USC\u2019s Career Center.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA philosophy degree involves the rigor of analysis, trained logical thinking and myriad strategic approaches to engage and see things from different viewpoints,\u201d Martellino says. \u201cSocieties \u2014 and organizations \u2014 need people who can provide robust analytical frameworks to important issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s true that compared to, say, computer science, a philosophy degree might not provide a direct linear path to a specific career, Martellino says. 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From a priestess to philosophers, ancient authors would have said\u00a0\u2018no\u2019<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        <\/article>\n              <article>\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/im-a-philosopher-who-tries-to-see-the-best-in-others-but-i-know-there-are-limits\/\" \n                        class=\"\" \n      >I\u2019m a philosopher who tries to see the best in others \u2013 but I know there are\u00a0limits<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        <\/article>\n              <article>\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/4m-templeton-foundation-grant-funds-new-frontier-in-cosmology\/\" \n                        class=\"\" \n      >$4M grant from the John Templeton Foundation funds a new frontier in cosmology<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        <\/article>\n            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