tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30289778.post8288943040127417776..comments2023-12-01T00:34:23.424-05:00Comments on Knowledge and Experience: Reasons to Study Philosophy: Be a DetectiveEvelyn Bristerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17016286150526911445noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30289778.post-44049285909224970792009-11-30T20:36:21.918-05:002009-11-30T20:36:21.918-05:00Perhaps the source of the LAPD/philosophy rumor wa...Perhaps the source of the LAPD/philosophy rumor was that some sheriff's department in Colorado hired a philosopher in the late 1970s. He worked out so well that they decided that they wanted another one and advertised the position in what was then called Jobs in Philosophy. In fact, this ad may be one of the reasons that the name was changed to Jobs for Philosophy. I saw the ad myself while in graduate school. The explanation was offered by a fellow graduate student and may not be reliable. <br /><br />As for the metaphysics rather than the logic helping with detective work, I can believe that. It is <i>very hard</i> to do metaphysics and I think that is partly because you have to think so much about things that you can't see. Though evidence presumably plays some role in detective work, there is a lot of hard thinking about things you aren't seeing as well. Maybe the metaphysics is good practice?Sharon Crasnowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16598307283024089670noreply@blogger.com