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by Telemakhos 386 days ago
A PhD was historically a teaching degree: that’s what the D stands for.
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raverbashing 386 days ago
No?

PhD - Philosophy Doctor

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valleyer 386 days ago
Doctor is Latin for teacher; cf. "doctrine", "docent".
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raverbashing 386 days ago
Fair enough. I had looked into it but missed the "Doctor" part.
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treis 386 days ago
Doctor is latin for teacher
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