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+ | A '''Doctor of Philosophy''', abbreviated as '''PhD''', was a academic [[degree]]. Those with PhDs were addressed as "doctors", despite not typically having any connection to medicine. |
| + | At some point before [[2265]], Dr. [[Elizabeth Dehner]] had earned a PhD. ({{TOS|Where No Man Has Gone Before}}) |
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| − | {{bginfo|It is unknown if any other [[doctor]] seen held this degree. As a [[psychiatrist]], Dehner was likely also an [[Doctor of Medicine|MD]].|While it is unknown whether other people with the title "doctor" had this degree, Dr. [[Leah Brahms]] was an engineer, a profession that has its terminal degree of "doctor" as one in philosophy. Among others seen was xenobiologist Dr. [[Kila Marr]], who had a degree in a field (biology) that awards PhDs for its terminal degrees as well. A PhD is usually concomitant with original and important research in its respective field – which includes nearly all disciplines aside from medicine, theology, and law, and has been granted as such for a millennium as of the 21st century. Others that likely had PhDs include Professors [[Richard Galen]] and [[Jeff Carlson]].}} |
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| + | == Appendices ==__NOTOC__ |
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| + | === Background information === |
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| + | As a [[psychiatrist]] – a medical specialist, unlike a [[psychologist]] – Dr. Dehner most probably had an [[Doctor of Medicine|MD]] as well. (This would be consistent with the many people today who hold doctorates in both medicine and a related field.) |
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| + | While Dr. Dehner's degree was the only one ''explicitly'' referred to as a PhD, it seems likely that most non-medical doctors had PhDs. For example, Dr. [[Leah Brahms]], Dr. [[Kila Marr]], and Dr. [[Telek R'Mor]] were in professions ([[Engineer|engineering]], [[biology]], and [[astrophysics]], respectively) that, at least in "our" 21st century Earth, award the PhD for their doctoral/terminal degrees. The same is likely for other doctors who were clearly not physicians, such as Dr. Daystrom. |
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| + | Dr. Dehner's file actually misspells the term, using P.H.D. rather than the correct PH.D. (Philosophy being one word) |
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| + | === See also === |
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| + | *[[Doctor]] |
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| + | *[[Doctor of Medicine]] |
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Revision as of 18:33, 10 August 2011
A Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as PhD, was a academic degree. Those with PhDs were addressed as "doctors", despite not typically having any connection to medicine.
At some point before 2265, Dr. Elizabeth Dehner had earned a PhD. (TOS: "Where No Man Has Gone Before")
Appendices
Background information
As a psychiatrist – a medical specialist, unlike a psychologist – Dr. Dehner most probably had an MD as well. (This would be consistent with the many people today who hold doctorates in both medicine and a related field.)
While Dr. Dehner's degree was the only one explicitly referred to as a PhD, it seems likely that most non-medical doctors had PhDs. For example, Dr. Leah Brahms, Dr. Kila Marr, and Dr. Telek R'Mor were in professions (engineering, biology, and astrophysics, respectively) that, at least in "our" 21st century Earth, award the PhD for their doctoral/terminal degrees. The same is likely for other doctors who were clearly not physicians, such as Dr. Daystrom.
Dr. Dehner's file actually misspells the term, using P.H.D. rather than the correct PH.D. (Philosophy being one word)