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September 10, 2025

Part V. Status of the Profession in the United States

Key Points

Current statistics reflect the state of philosophy teaching in U.S. colleges during the 1963-64 academic year, with notable gaps in data.
Data comparison between 1963-64 and 1961-62 indicates growth or decline trends in philosophy courses, though many colleges remained unresponsive.
Many colleges failed to respond to inquiries, leading to incomplete data on philosophy education across the United States.
Challenges in obtaining educational data limit the understanding of the complete status of philosophy teaching in U.S. institutions.

Abstract

Part V consists of two divisions: A. Current Statistics -- which summarizes and interprets data regarding the teaching of philosophy during the first semester of the academic year 1963-64, presented in Part I of the present Directory; B. Growth Statistics — which compare the data for 1963-64 with the data for the first semester of the academic year 1961-62, presented in Part I of the 1962-63 DIRECTORY. The data, and the generalizations made from them, should be viewed in light of the fact that the study remains incomplete, due to several factors: (1) More than 325 of the 2274 colleges listed made no responses to our inquiries. (2) Unavailability of the U.S. Educational Directory, Part III, 1963-64 and of the Supplement to its 1962-63 issue, prevented obtaining data on many new colleges. (3) Many colleges and other institutions in which philosophy is taught remain unlisted.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1e25b54b1d3bfb60fff37 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.5840/dap1964/196527

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