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do philosophers get paid alot?

i know there are different fields in philosophy but in general how much would a philosopher make?

p.s.
NO this is not a philisophical question

thank you

2007-08-30 09:41:49 · 6 answers · asked by Amo 2 in Arts & Humanities Philosophy

im thinking of majoring in philosophy thats why im asking

2007-08-30 09:42:49 · update #1

6 answers

A philosopher would get paid depending on the work they are doing. Keep in mind that 'philosopher' is not a job title, but rather a type of thinker. Most philosophers work for universities, where they would get paid a professor's or researcher's salary. What that amounts to depends on the relevance of their work to the institution, how quickly they finish their projects, how big the university's budget is, etc...

Other than that, independent thinkers and writers do consulting on a per contract basis with governments, businesses, and so on. If they are working from home, chances are they have a government funding grant to help pay the bills. In that last case, they definitely do NOT make much money.

2007-08-30 09:55:17 · answer #1 · answered by schuttz 3 · 1 0

A true philosopher doesn't care much of wealth or concerned in accumulating wealth but rather just love to share their wisdom whatever the cost of thought they will spend. That's way, way far from the wisdom of the philosopher - to be rich.?

2007-08-30 18:38:28 · answer #2 · answered by Third P 6 · 0 0

http://www.ephilosopher.com/news1115-jobs-for-philosophers-salary-information.html


check here for detail resource information, and great salary statistics. It seems that a philosophers salary is based on a "percentile" scale, im not too interested in philosophy so i donot know what that means, but im sure you would find the above website quite helpful.

2007-08-30 16:55:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Academic hiring is largely a matter of writing skill, given the "publish or perish" rule. So would-be philosophers who write "alot" instead of "a lot" will be the ones to perish.

2007-08-30 17:05:43 · answer #4 · answered by Christopher F 6 · 0 0

Unless you have tenure, no.

2007-08-30 19:54:43 · answer #5 · answered by guru 7 · 0 0

it depends on their work .lol

2007-08-30 16:48:17 · answer #6 · answered by aaron 5 · 0 0

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