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Re:Put the “Ph” Back in PhD by jamesrcole on Tuesday November 24, 2015 @07:51AM (#10620388)
> In practice, ...

You're arguing that what happens to be the case now is how it should be.

Do you think this is the best way for it to be, and if so, why?

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Re:Put the “Ph” Back in PhD by Fede_V on Tuesday November 24, 2015 @08:55AM (#10620664)
Absolutely no. However, as the parent comment pointed out, the root problem is the broken incentives - the lack of philosophical sophistication of scientists is at best a 3rd order term.
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