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Why is "Doctor of Philosophy" the correct certificate of "becoming expert in a topic"? That's a radical departure from "PhD" being a certificate that someone
by gowld 12d ago
Why is "Doctor of Philosophy" the correct certificate of "becoming expert in a topic"?
That's a radical departure from "PhD" being a certificate that someone is qualified to produce new research.
What you describe is more like a Masters Degree.
- breezybottom 12d agoI'm not sure why an advanced degree is necessary for that at all, besides the pride of a vanity title. It's pretty much what Bill Nye does for science.
- emil-lp 12d agoI think you have misunderstood. PhD has nothing to do with expertness. If you have a PhD, you have completed some kind of research training. That's all there is. Says nothing about knowledge or whether or not you're a genius. You cannot conclude anything else, and nobody claims that you can. If someone has a PhD, they have some training in doing research.
- ksd482 12d agoLooks like @gowld is agreeing with you.