Professional Philosophy

Being a professional academic is not for everyone. Is it for you?

• Here’s my story about deciding, applying, and working through graduate school.
• What some people do outside of academia after studying philosophy
• The Leiter Report is a great blog for many aspects of the profession.
• Phil Events helps you find upcoming conferences on interesting themes.
• Phil Jobs helps you scope out the job market in academic philosophy.
• US Bureau of Labor Statistics on how philosophers average $75k per year.
• What it’s like to be a woman in philosophy collects stories of the good, and the bad.
• Why women stay (or leave) philosophy A case that the philosophical field is sexist.
• Does philosophy have a woman problem? A feminist and female philosopher makes the case that philosophical field is not sexist.
• A sober look at the cost of professionalizing philosophy
• A sober look at the future of professional philosophy.
• More philosophy resources