STUDYING PHILOSOPHY: A BRIGHT IDEA

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What is Philosophy? How should we study Philosophy? Why should anyone study Philosophy? What contributions have philosophers made to the discipline over the years? These are the questions that this book attempts to answer. Many youngsters who are drawn to the study of philosophy worry that a degree in Philosophy might be a path to poverty.This is because many who have certificates in Philosophy end up as teachers. And since many are not given the vocation of teaching what happens to them after earning a certificate in Philosophy? Unemployment, frustration and poverty, some say. While this may seem, nowadays, to be the lot of many university graduates, not only those with degrees in Philosophy, the fact remains that the skills acquired studying Philosophy are highly marketable, especially in our highly connected global village largely governed by a digitalized, unpredictable and rapidly changing market driven neo-liberal economic climate.A degree in philosophy can open up a wide range of career opportunities, as it equips individuals with valuable skills that are highly sought after in various fields.