An article detailing a new influx of philosophy majors – at CUNY, the number of undergraduates majoring in philosophy grew 51% from 2002-2008. The article seems to attribute this new interest in students needing to make sense out of a rapidly changing world, and seeing that philosophy would earn them skills prized in fields such as law. It also mentions the critical thinking and analysis skills learned in philosophy are highly applicable for a generation of students who change jobs more frequently due to the unpredictability of the job market.

The image shows students making obvious “thinking faces” at a blackboard. There is an element of flippancy, though; the piece describes many of the new students as “armchair philosophers” and ends on a quote about how it’s easier to get a girlfriend as a sensitive, existential philosophy guy.

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