Careers for philosophers
- Information on careers for philosophers.
- Philosophers earn the highest average salary for humanities and liberal arts majors.
- Why Businesses are Hiring Philosophers, The Guardian
- Mark Cuban on the value of a philosophy degree
- Congressman Ro Khanna on philosophy majors and social media, Business Insider
- Philosophy in Silicon Valley
- Philosophy MA and Business MBA for analytical thinkings skills
- Additional information has been compiled at:
- Story from the Washington Post
- Philosophy for kids
- See also our Iowa Lyceum program.
- Robert E. Rubin, U.S. Treasury Secretary 1995-1999: "Philosophy prepared me for a career in finance and government..."
Professional philosophy resources
- The American Philosophical Association
- Episteme Links: Comprehensive guide to philosophy resources on the Internet
- Philosophy Now: The leading popular philosophy magazine in the US and Britain
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Guidebook for Publishing Philosophy: Free access to 1986 edition
- New Books in Philosophy: Podcast series hosted by Prof. Carrie Figdor
- HiPhiNation
- History of philosophy without any gaps
- PhilPapers
- Closer to Truth
- The Brains Blog
- Political Philosopher
- Aeon
- Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- 1000 Word Philosophy
- Wireless Philosophy (Wi-Phi)
- Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
- Institute of Arts and Ideas
- Logic Matters
- Philosophy Talk
- Philosophy Mapped
- Philosopher’s Imprint
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