I often here it refered to doctors but am not sure what it means.
2006-07-19 19:41:37 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Special Education
Doctor of Philosophy
2006-07-19 19:45:01 · answer #1 · answered by vx_destroyer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
PhD - an American doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation; the highest degree awarded by a graduate school
2006-07-20 02:48:00 · answer #2 · answered by N Q 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doctor of Philosophy
2006-07-20 03:11:03 · answer #3 · answered by pavanksgr k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if PhD is doctor of philosophy, why should there be PhDs in physics, chemistry, maths and other subjects? why are they all clubbed into one doctor of philosophy? well, i presume, once a student completes his Bachelor degree and the Masters and then completes his doctoral level too, his maturity of mind would be so high after doing so many years of research that he tends to look at his subject philosophically than as a mundane subject. hence the title, i suppose :))
2006-07-20 02:52:42 · answer #4 · answered by whatsinaname 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doctor of Philosophy
2006-07-20 02:45:22 · answer #5 · answered by J.SWAMY I ఇ జ స్వామి 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Philosophy Doctor (to translate it into English) of the specialty rigorously studied
Not the same as medical doctor! MD
or doctor of laws (JD)
or dentist (DDS)
In the Nebraska sandhills, there are still family ranches bailing hay and mending fences. These cowboys, to this day, INSIST that PHD stands for "post hole digger!"
2006-07-20 02:47:58 · answer #6 · answered by urbancoyote 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).
2006-07-20 02:47:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Philosophiae Doctor (doctor of philosophy)
2006-07-20 02:44:27 · answer #8 · answered by brand_new_monkey 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Philosophiae Doctor (doctor of philosophy)
2006-07-20 02:44:36 · answer #9 · answered by jtgunderson 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's latin for Doctor of Philosiphy, more correctly spelled as: PhD.
2006-07-20 02:46:22 · answer #10 · answered by musikgeek 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋