A modest question: Should we abolish the PhD degree?

Wed, 29 Aug 2001 19:26:04 EDT

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In a message dated 8/29/01 2:56:14 AM Eastern Daylight Time, jbone@jump.net 
writes:

> Both of these are over-simplifications, but the question remains:  should 
> anyone be
> able to support themselves indefinitely through publically-funded and purely
> intellectual creations which remain indirectly- or under- or unexploited /
> uncommercialized / unvalued (and culturally and definitionally un- or 
> invaluable) in
> the public marketplace?
> 

is it just my perception, or is this argument really just a variation of 
working class resentment of the higher-educated? sounds like it's evolving 
into the familiar class conflict theme: tax payers vs public funding.

geege

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<HTML>In a message dated 8/29/01 2:56:14 AM Eastern Daylight Time, jbone@jump.net 
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 <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Both of these are over-simplifications, but the question remains: &nbsp;should 
 anyone be
 able to support themselves indefinitely through publically-funded and purely
 intellectual creations which remain indirectly- or under- or unexploited /
 uncommercialized / unvalued (and culturally and definitionally un- or 
 invaluable) in
 the public marketplace?
 </BLOCKQUOTE>
 
 is it just my perception, or is this argument really just a variation of 
 working class resentment of the higher-educated? sounds like it's evolving 
 into the familiar class conflict theme: tax payers vs public funding.
 
 geege
 
 
 
 
 
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