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| Penn State New Kensington's associate professor of philosophy, Donald Bruckner |
Interest in Philosophy on the university level has increased in the past decade. There are more colleges offering undergraduate philosophy programs today than a decade ago, according to the College Board. Some schools with established programs include the University of Chicago, Rutgers, Texas A&M, Notre Dame, the University of Pittsburgh, Penn State, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and the University of Pennsylvania.
In part, the increased interest is due to the fact that American public schools have failed to address students' interest in metaphysical topics. Additionally, intelligent young people are discovering that philosophy is useful in a wide range of fields, especially in business and technology.
Dr. Damon Horowitz quit his technology job and got a Ph.D. in philosophy -- and he thinks you should too.
"If you are at all disposed to question what's around you, you'll start to see that there appear to be cracks in the bubble," Horowitz said in a 2011 talk at Stanford. "So about a decade ago, I quit my technology job to get a philosophy PhD. That was one of the best decisions I've made in my life."
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