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JauntTroopertoday at 3:34 PM3 repliesview on HN

When I was in college, a philosophy degree was seen as excellent training for a career in Law.


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wongarsutoday at 3:40 PM

Both professions require writing detailed, overly specific, reasonably watertight arguments that will be read by only a handful of people, so that tracks

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krirotoday at 3:56 PM

But a law degree is probably even better. I know what you mean though, consulting companies also hire the (top 1-3%) philosophy majors and math/physics majors for the same reason. Good thought processes.

keiferskitoday at 3:53 PM

Philosophy undergrad here and yeah I’d say law school was the typical next step. A few medical school as well.