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- From: hiho@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Mark Peterson)
- Newsgroups: sci.philosophy.tech
- Subject: Re: Schools, philosophy of science, epistemology
- Date: 11 Jan 1993 18:06:55 GMT
- Organization: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
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- From article <1993Jan10.203936.607@news.wesleyan.edu>, by RGINZBERG@eagle.wesleyan.edu (Ruth Ginzberg):
- > In <1993Jan10.234752.4562@news.eng.convex.com> cash@convex.com writes:
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-
- >> For every philosophy Ph.D. who is
- >> successful at doing this (like our very own Dr. Ruth), there are dozens who
- >> must resign themselves to lesser lives, toiling among the masses (such as
- >> your humble correspondent).
- >
- > Well, Peter, let me assure you that those of you living such "lesser lives,
- > toiling among the masses" probably have a helluva easier time paying off your
- > student loans. :-)
-
-
- Yeah. Hey Peter, who said being a philosopher was making a living?? ;-)
-
- >Just for comparison on that point, the esteemed institution at which I earn my
- > rent payments pays me (mid-range assistant prof) $8000/year less than I would
- > earn if I were an elementary school teacher in this state. Or rather, that's
-
-
- And Ruth: Wow. You make *that* much? ;-) ( Don't pay any attention
- to me today. I'm just trying to get this out of my system now. In
- about 2 hours we have the president of the Wisconsin System Board of
- Regents coming to campus to, ahem, answer questions. I have a few
- that would probably cost me tenure, but the Dean's insisting I go
- anyways. I wonder if I'll be able to restrain myself... Hey Peter,
- what do you know about job opportunities in the real world? Maybe I
- should light candles to the spirit of Thales...)
-
-
- Whew, that's a little better.
-
- For now, anyways, I remain,
- --
- mark ce peterson | uw-washington county | hiho@csd4.csd.uwm.edu
- dept of philosophy | west bend, wi. 53095 | (414) 335-5200
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- The shorter the tether, the sooner the goat starves.
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