tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post7136891851205164973..comments2024-03-28T19:14:33.619-07:00Comments on The Splintered Mind: Some Universities Have About 20% Women Philosophy Majors and others About 40%, in Patterns Unlikely to Be ChanceEric Schwitzgebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541402189204286449noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-41000786093745624552017-12-31T08:05:39.055-08:002017-12-31T08:05:39.055-08:00Anon 7:58 — yes, that could be interesting, maybe ...Anon 7:58 — yes, that could be interesting, maybe esp for math!<br /> <br />Anon 10:36 — I had realized that! Important enough to be an ETA in the main post. Thanks for pointing that out.<br />Eric Schwitzgebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11541402189204286449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-80776547711643922332017-12-31T07:58:59.124-08:002017-12-31T07:58:59.124-08:00This was an excellent analysis. It would be intere...This was an excellent analysis. It would be interesting to see the same analysis for other majors, like mathematics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-15526713923291261452017-12-30T22:36:17.368-08:002017-12-30T22:36:17.368-08:00Hi Eric, great piece. You note that the two lowes...Hi Eric, great piece. You note that the two lowest are Catholic associated. I'd point out that the highest is as well (excluding bothell)! Scranton is a Jesuit universityAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-47141199176821322402017-12-30T21:21:26.124-08:002017-12-30T21:21:26.124-08:00Thanks for the comments, folks! Anon and PghSem: ...Thanks for the comments, folks! Anon and PghSem: Yes, that makes sense.<br /><br />Andrew: Yes, so clearly something strange in those numbers.<br /><br />Patricia — interesting thought. At UCR our intro level Phil classes are almost all taught by tenure stream faculty, but I don’t know how representative this is of other departments. One of my hopes is that we teach those classes very well, drawing a diverse range of students into the major.Eric Schwitzgebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11541402189204286449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-81489245595916322092017-12-30T18:03:04.208-08:002017-12-30T18:03:04.208-08:00The Steubenville numbers might be accounted for by...The Steubenville numbers might be accounted for by virtue of the number of men who enter there as a precursor to studies for Catholic priesthood. One might suspect that this accounts for the larger percentage of men in that program... PghSemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15739117730547615487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-48857141002690190352017-12-30T16:12:54.518-08:002017-12-30T16:12:54.518-08:00Note that the University of Washington, Bothell is...Note that the University of Washington, Bothell is just a tiny satellite campus for the University of Washington, Seattle. Surprised they even have philosophy majors. I'd treat it more comparable to a community college. <br /><br />The real campus/philosophy department for the University of Washington is at the campus in Seattle.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269263001109697734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-48494343701583812512017-12-30T12:09:48.235-08:002017-12-30T12:09:48.235-08:00If you mean the Univ. Of St. Thomas in St. Paul, t...If you mean the Univ. Of St. Thomas in St. Paul, the numbers might have something to do with an undergraduate (pre)seminary they have there. The (pre)seminarians are all male, and (I'm pretty sure but I could be wrong) they are all required to major in philosophy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com