• Question: What does PhD mean?

    Asked by poppymaileysayzhi to David, Eva, Kate, Nicholas, Rachel on 13 Nov 2015. This question was also asked by EvilMadScientist.
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      David Nunan answered on 13 Nov 2015:

      PhD means Doctor of Philosophy (it’s the wrong way round I know but that’s because it comes from the latin “Doctor Philosophiae”). At Oxford and Cambridge it’s not called PhD but a DPhil.

      It’s original Greek meaning is “love of wisdom” 🙂

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      Nicholas Pearce answered on 17 Nov 2015:

      Hey,

      The letters mean doctors degree and stand for Doctor of Philosophy (although the letters are in the wrong order). Philosophy refers to a love of wisdom, so somebody with a PhD likes to learn and spent a lot of time in school and university.

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