Philosophers keep reminding us that scientists receive, after years of study, a Doctor of Philosophy degree. Perhaps its time we changed that, eh? Philosophers have ridden on our coat tails long enough! Let's see how well they do on their own. |
I've always wondered about that myself. There should be qualifiers for different doctorate types. People that go to medical school have a 'medical doctorate'. Lawyers have a 'juris doctorate'. Yet someone with a doctorate in physics has the same qualifier as an individual with a doctorate in philosophy. Kind of unusual.
But if it makes you feel better, they have overloaded the term 'engineer'. I have a degree in electrical engineering. They call me an Electrical Engineer. The guy that is cleaning the bathroom in my building is a Sanitation Engineer.
I get no respect....