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Comment author: falenas108 04 December 2012 11:50:20PM -1 points [-]

I'm fairly certain a professor at the University of Chicago told our class that the philosophy department was cash negative.

Comment author: [deleted] 05 December 2012 12:59:04AM 0 points [-]

Really? Which professor?

Comment author: falenas108 05 December 2012 06:23:31AM -1 points [-]

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?

Comment author: [deleted] 05 December 2012 02:55:58PM 0 points [-]

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.

Comment author: falenas108 05 December 2012 05:19:38PM 0 points [-]

Oh, you're including attracting undergrads! I think he was just talking about direct earnings.

Comment author: [deleted] 05 December 2012 05:25:27PM 0 points [-]

When were you at Chicago, if you don't mind me asking?

Comment author: falenas108 05 December 2012 06:53:31PM *  0 points [-]

Right now. I'm a second year. You?

Comment author: [deleted] 05 December 2012 07:25:44PM 1 point [-]

Huh, what a coincidence. I'm a third year.

Comment author: falenas108 05 December 2012 09:07:31PM 2 points [-]

Would you be interested in going to a meetup at UChicago? There are regular meetings downtown, but in the past we've held a couple here that were well-attended, and I'm thinking of having one here again.