Dad wants a practical major

Philpsych
Mon, 18 Jul 2016 21:04:09 +0000

@PurpleTitan I suppose it depends on the branch in both cases. I’m a psych major because I want to be a therapist. I’m mildly interested in ethics, but I really love metaphysics and epistemology–neither of which can get you anywhere.

I actually have two friends who just graduated with philosophy degrees; one is off to law school in the fall and the other double majored in Econ so he’s all set. But I wouldn’t want to be in either of those careers. The psych degree (including Masters) is really just a means to an end.