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As some quick replies have pointed out, yea, cutting funding and spreading memes about ignoring it and actually ignoring it.
Getting people to ignore philosophy is, as I said do DSimon, largely accomplished already. Ignoring it is as easy as pie. As far as defunding it goes, I'm not sure I see the point. It's not as if it uses up much of any given university's budget. I'd be willing to bet that philosophy departments are generally cash positive for a university.
If it wasn't easy it probably wouldn't be worth the trouble to suggest.
I'm fairly certain a professor at the University of Chicago told our class that the philosophy department was cash negative.
Really? Which professor?
I believe it was Ted Cohen, who's the head of the philosophy department. I'm not certain though.
As a curiosity, what would they make money on?
Ted Cohen huh.
They make money by attracting undergraduates, and they have low overhead because in general philosophy departments don't pay professors very well, and the department itself requires nothing more sophisticated than a few rooms filled with desks.
Oh, you're including attracting undergrads! I think he was just talking about direct earnings.
When were you at Chicago, if you don't mind me asking?
Right now. I'm a second year. You?
Huh, what a coincidence. I'm a third year.