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| - A Doctoral, Doctorate in Philosophy, or for short, Ph.D. is the most advanced degree available in most fields of study. It is qualitatively different from most of the "junior" degrees. Completing a doctorate usually involves some sort of "original contribution" to the field. The kinds of work that count as an original contribution will vary by field: a theory, experimental results, a creative work. Some masters programs require similar original work, but generally not to the same extent.
- The first Ph.D.s in the United States were conferred as a symbol of authority by Harvard, which rejected the British Monarchy's claim that they were granted with no authority at all. These first graduates went on to appear in Hooked on Phonics commercials. The faculty bore criticism for wasting its time with below-average pupils, but its ultimate decision was along the lines of, "We're Harvard, so piss off." Ph.D. recipients are actually more useless than Bachelors (except at driving taxicabs).
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| - The first Ph.D.s in the United States were conferred as a symbol of authority by Harvard, which rejected the British Monarchy's claim that they were granted with no authority at all. These first graduates went on to appear in Hooked on Phonics commercials. The faculty bore criticism for wasting its time with below-average pupils, but its ultimate decision was along the lines of, "We're Harvard, so piss off." Not until much later were additional degrees introduced for those of limited funds and limited attention spans. These included the Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Master's Degree, and kindergarten, the latter of which entirely obviated the Ph.D. As time progressed, more universities opened and issued an overwhelming number of degrees. By 1991, when President George H.W. Bush declared it a national mission that every American layabout get a college degree, there was so much B.S. in the work force that employers concluded that the degree meant nothing. (The typical employer, of course, by this time had four hundred "Executive Vice Presidents.") Thus the Ph.D. regained its former prestige as a degree that not every Tom, Dick, and Harry could procure. Ph.D. recipients are actually more useless than Bachelors (except at driving taxicabs).
- A Doctoral, Doctorate in Philosophy, or for short, Ph.D. is the most advanced degree available in most fields of study. It is qualitatively different from most of the "junior" degrees. Completing a doctorate usually involves some sort of "original contribution" to the field. The kinds of work that count as an original contribution will vary by field: a theory, experimental results, a creative work. Some masters programs require similar original work, but generally not to the same extent.
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