History of Doctor of Philosophy

	Revision 6 . . December 18, 2001 3:39 am by AxelBoldt
	Revision 5 . . December 18, 2001 2:50 am by Chenyu
	Revision 4 . . December 17, 2001 4:30 am by Stephen Gilbert [changed "college" to "university", copyediting and links]
	Revision 3 . . December 17, 2001 4:22 am by AxelBoldt [Modern Ph.D.]
	Revision 2 . . (edit) December 14, 2001 2:17 am by Larry Sanger [Copyedit: typically a "." after the "D."]
	Revision 1 . . November 6, 2001 4:06 am by Stephen Gilbert [moved from [[PhD]]]

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Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) was originally a degree granted to a learned individual who had achieved the approval of his peers and who had demonstrated a long and productive career in a learned field. The appelation of "Doctor" was usually awarded only when the individual was in middle age. It indicated a life dedicated to learning, to knowledge, and to the spread of knowledge.

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) was originally a degree granted by a university to a learned individual who had achieved the approval of his peers and who had demonstrated a long and productive career in a learned field. The appelation of "Doctor" was usually awarded only when the individual was in middle age. It indicated a life dedicated to learning, to knowledge, and to the spread of knowledge.

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Nowadays, the title Ph.D. is at the end of [graduate school]? in the sciences and humanities?. Some ability to carry out original research has to be documented by producing a dissertation?, and defending it before a committee. The degree is a prerequisite for permanent employment as a university teacher

Nowadays, the title Ph.D. is granted at the end of [graduate school]? in the sciences and humanities?. Some ability to carry out original research has to be documented by producing a dissertation?, and defending it before a committee. The degree is a prerequisite for permanent employment as a university teacher

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In some countries, the corresponding degree is simply called "Doctor", or "Doctor of Natural Sciences", "Doctor of Social Sciences" etc.