/philosophy/ - Philosophy

I don't know, but why would you want to be a philosophy major. What career do you think you can land with that?

>>1548

Phi-loser-pher, duh.

>>1548

>career

You'll learn more cutting edge philosophy in EGS than in other proper philo departments.

https://www.youtube.com/user/egsvideo

http://www.egs.edu/

>>1634

Not the OP. Just a casual lurker here.

Also judging by the post dates, I'm guessing nobody's home.

But how can anyone expect to go to a School such as this, or even any other University of merit for that matter without some serious money.

I'm guessing the short answer is

>You don't

Going to an extremely good University that provides great resources, the thought of that gets me gets me somewhat cynical i suppose.

inb4

>Why would you want to waste a ton of money just to sell fries

I don't just mean studying something such as Philosophy, but any subject for that matter. I also don't disagree with majoring in Philosophy, as i personally find that appealing.

Why don't you check the rankings that everyone uses?

http://www.philosophicalgourmet.com/overall.asp

It's okay, I only know about this site because I talked to a Graduate Assistant about it

Looks like NYU, Princeton, Rugers, a lot of Ivy League schools. Oxford and Cambridge are usually high up their as well

Or you know, you could not give your money to scams and read on your own. Listen to lectures online, go through courses online, talk to people in real life, go on adventures and shut up and learn, take drugs or not, who cares.

Schools can be useful but they can be bypassed

>>3560

I can't afford Ivy League colleges, anon.

I'm not good at talking to people that I do not know well, I'm too insecure, so I avoid it when possible

Adventures would be fun, If I wasn't born with a condition that results in chronic pain that negates my ability to be able to walk a mile without being in severe, excruciating pain, or that prevents me from putting on muscle and gaining weight

Drugs can be nice to experience when you have friends, and have access to experience them

Not caring is an option

I don't know what to add as my Philosophy flag. Perhaps if there was one with the virtues of poverty, insecurity, genetic failure, and excuses.

Why am i complaining, things could be so much worse, yet I still complain..

The man who made this website was born from poverty, with a condition far worse than chronic pain, and is in a wheelchair. However, he has accomplished more in his life than most people his age.

Fuck, feeling sorry for yourself is just unattractive procrastination, yet here I am making this post.

Don't do it

>>3563

>I don't know what to add as my Philosophy flag.

maybe dont cuz that shit is gay.

>Fuck, feeling sorry for yourself is just unattractive procrastination,

yeah pretty much.

>>3563

You realize that most colleges do whatever they can to make sure you can afford it, right? If you get into Harvard, you can afford it regardless of your situation.

But seriously, don't become a philosopher. I was doing philosophy in college and while it's fun to learn, modern research in philosophy is utterly uninteresting unless you are a genius ho becomes a philosophy god . Better to go into something similar IMO like pure mathematic (what I study now). The concepts are just as abstract if not more so and when doing research, even being a nobody feels satisfying. Feel free to learn as much philosophy as possible, though! I still read tons of modern philosophical work even though it's not my career, and it is a useful thing to learn.