<p>What careers does a philosophy major prepare you for? I don’t know much about philosophy or if i’d be interested but I would consider it as a minor if it would be benficial to my intended career.</p>
<p>Philosophy can prepare you for any career where strong analytical and communications skills are necessary. Bill Clinton majored in philosophy. So did Woody Allen. 
(For other philosophy majors: <a href=“http://www.philosophy.eku.edu/phimajors.htm[/url]”>http://www.philosophy.eku.edu/phimajors.htm</a>)</p>
<p>You’ll find some good links to descriptions of the philosophy major here: <a href=“http://www.philosophy.eku.edu/WHY.HTM[/url]”>http://www.philosophy.eku.edu/WHY.HTM</a></p>
<p>Philosophy, like most of the liberal arts, doesn’t lead to a specific career. It’s intended however to teach you how to think and analyze critically, so - in combination with skills that you eventually amass which are specific to any particular field - it’s valuable preparation for leadership in that field.</p>
<p>I don’t know if this is still true, but in the 1980’s philosophy was the major in which the students had the highest average LSAT and GMAT scores. (But I’d be remiss if I didn’t also add that there is no way of telling if this was a causal or correlative relationship.) I’d recommend taking at least a logic class (either symbolic or informal) for any student, but future law students in particular.</p>
<p>If you want to enrich all the other aspects of your life for its remainder, philosophy will teach you habits of mind that will do this.</p>
<p>Descartesz, According the link below, which is based on research by the Chronicle of Higher Education, it’s still true that philosophy majors tend to do well on Grad-school exams, although it looks like Math majors edge them out a bit:
<a href=“http://www.philosophy.eku.edu/scores.htm[/url]”>http://www.philosophy.eku.edu/scores.htm</a></p>