I don’t think most people have any trouble with Hyles Anderson, or Harvard award honorary doctorates. The problem is when the people who receive them start going by the title of Dr.
Are you comparing HAC to Princeton or any other institution of higher learning?
I was just using Princton as an example of the Honorary degrees that they award. It was implied that most honorary doctorates are Doctor of Divinity or Doctor of Humane Letters. I was just pointing out some other examples that schools award. I'm pretty sure most colleges and universities award honorary doctorates from time to time.
my sister never puts "dr" with her name.... and doesn;t even list her phd with her job title... ...in fact the only time i have ever seen "dr" on her desk was if she was drinking a dr pepper and had the can sitting on it.... but then her work is pretty far removed from what people imagine when think of someone with a phd in psychology....
She’s entitled to call herself “doctor” with her degree (at least as is customary in the U.S.), whereas I’m not. I’ve never heard of anyone with a JD calling themselves “doctor” with the exception of professors who had dual JD/PhD degrees. However, now that I have a Fundamental Forums PhD, I’ll feel much better when Gringo calls me “Dr. HukNDuck.”
well you know what the old joke was about the doctor whose last name was "duck".... .he couldn;t find any patients coz people assumed he was a quack.....She’s entitled to call herself “doctor” with her degree (at least as is customary in the U.S.), whereas I’m not. I’ve never heard of anyone with a JD calling themselves “doctor” with the exception of professors who had dual JD/PhD degrees. However, now that I have a Fundamental Forums PhD, I’ll feel much better when Gringo calls me “Dr. HukNDuck.”
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understanding human psychology is vital to the work my sister does.... but it;s far from being the only thing or even the most important thing... .. to her it;s just another weapon in the arsenal ... or tool in the tool box as they say..... but in truth i can;t see how it would hurt her to call herself doctor... . but she refuses to do it.... and won;t let us call her doctor either unless at home and only joking around.....She’s entitled to call herself “doctor” with her degree (at least as is customary in the U.S.), whereas I’m not. I’ve never heard of anyone with a JD calling themselves “doctor” with the exception of professors who had dual JD/PhD degrees. However, now that I have a Fundamental Forums PhD, I’ll feel much better when Gringo calls me “Dr. HukNDuck.”
I once had a professor with the most academically impressive resume of anyone on staff (at least in my classes). He had degrees from Princeton, Yale and Harvard, but refused to call himself “doctor.” He simply said, “please just call me John.” I always found that gesture more impressive than his Ivy League pedigree. Of course now, folks are turning away from Ivy League graduates, but this was twenty five years ago.
But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
<ALAYMAN ducks and runs for the hills!>
j/k
I am more inclined to listen to a person with humility than anyone else.
