/sci/ - Science & Math

[Zosimos !oXKxF8G2qo No.10512734]

Hey /sci/, I'm looking for your opinion:

>How many pages of medical science do you think the average MD has read?
>How many pages of philosophy do you think the average philosophy PhD has read?
>How many pages of physical science do you think the average SciD has read?
>How many pages of psychology/cognitive science do you think the average PsyD has read?
>How many pages of legal documents do you think the average JD has read?
>How many pages of religious texts do you think the average DDiv has read?
>What is the ideal number for number of pages read in each of these categories at the time of doctoral certification?

[Anonymous No.10512737]

>>10512734
What do you mean by read?

[Anonymous No.10512742]

>>10512734
for philosophy I know that most Professors with a PhD usually study from the presocratics to modern philosophy and from there pick their specified field, usually all the classics are covered in your average undergraduate degree.

[Anonymous No.10512745]

>>10512734
hundreds of thousands easily
being successful in any of these fields means constant reading

[Zosimos !oXKxF8G2qo No.10512747]

>>10512737

Not simply glanced over or scanned; "learning" 100% of the information on the page isn't absolutely necessary, but certainly counts as "reading"; not reading absentmindedly; essentially, "read" with the intent to study effectively implemented.

[Anonymous No.10512752]

I'm an MD and I've probably read more than 1000, it's general reading especially when I'm active in research.

>>10512747
What's the point of that when most scientific papers is filled with filler and bullshit. Anyone smart will just extract the important bits.

[Zosimos !oXKxF8G2qo No.10512756]

>>10512752

I'm assuming that you read the material carefully enough at least to assess what's bullshit that you can skip and what isn't. Though, you have a good point -- often times you can just look at the data in a study and that'll provide everything you need.