quote:Originally posted by Bill Gray:
When I look at the list of "Doctor of Philosophy" degrees offered in the list above, it does not say Philosopy Dept -- but, instead: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, and Chemistry. Sounds pretty much like a Ph.D. in these schools of science. Of course, you can tell them their Ph.D. does not mean anything to you because you know much better than their university -- but, I do believe they would take offense.
God bless, have a wonderful, blessed day,
Bill
Twist and turn, Bill, twist and turn. I don't dispute that a PhD in Biology is a degree in scientific discourse. I dispute that someone who calls themselves Philosophers of Biology are scientists.
This isn't even apples and oranges. As I showed you Duke University has a PhD program in Philosophy of Biology. This would make those people, "Doctors of Philosophy" in Philosophy of Biology. Doesn't make them biologists. According to Duke's description, a person with a BS in Biology has more biology than a PhD in Philosophy of Biology.
Under your argument, a PhD in English makes a person a Philosopher of English. Not so.