Resources
Why study Philosophy?
- The Philosophy Major - Endless Possibilities - SFU's Philosophy Career page
- SFU Philosophy's collection of 'be employable, study philosophy' web content: PHIL IRL on Flipboard
- The Philosophy Major [pdf] - by the American Philosophical Association
- "I think, therefore I earn" - article from The Guardian
- "In a New Generation of College Students, Many Opt for the Life Examined" - article from The New York Times
- "Philosophy is Back in Business" - article from Business Week
- "Is philosophy having a moment?" - article from University Affairs
- Who has a philosophy degree? - a PowerPoint of some well-known and influential people who started out with a philosophy degree
- Some well known people who studied philosophy - University of Windsor
- Some of the career skills that studying philosophy can provide - Illinois State University
- Career advice from the SFU Philosophy Department
Philosophy Organizations and Resources
- CPA - Canadian Philosophical Association
- SEP - Society for Exact Philosophy
- The Philosophy Now event calendar for Canada
Useful Online Resources
Entertainment
- Philosophy Games from the folks at The Philosophers' Magazine
- Fun Trivia
- Philosophy Humour compiled by David Chalmers and Zombies on the Web
- The Daily Nous
Writing a Philosophy Paper
- Writing a Philosophy Paper by Professor Peter Horban
- Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing by Professor Peter Horban
- Sample Upper Division Philosophy Paper (on Justice)
- The Student Learning Commons at the SFU library. Online and in-person help for writing, learning, and studying.
- SFU Library's Philosophy Resources and databases listselected print and electronic information sources available to SFU faculty, students, and staff for research in Philosophy.
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
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Funding
- SFU's awards and financial aid for undergraduates
- SFU's awards for graduate students
- CanLearn interactive
- Student Aid BC
- SSHRC - Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (for masters, doctoral, and post-doctoral fellowships)
Yes, you will get a job with a Philosophy degree
(...and apparently, a good one!)
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/for-philosophy-majors-the-question-after-graduation-is-what-next/2017/06/20/aa7fae2a-46f0-11e7-98cd-af64b4fe2dfc_story.html
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/09/29/yes-your-kid-will-do-something-with-that-philosophy-degree-after-all/?utm_term=.2060697bf487
- https://www.apaonline.org/page/data
- https://www.concordia.ca/artsci/philosophy/about/job-market.html
- http://dailynous.com/2018/09/04/job-prospects-philosophy-majors-perception-reality/
- https://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2015/09/philosophy-majors-out-earn-other-humanities/403555/
- https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/philosophers-dont-get-much-respect-but-their-earnings-dont-suck/