Normally, certificates of PhD are for PhD in Science, PhD in Engineering, etc.

if we want to go one step down (specific to the topic of the research), we first need to develop a general global framework.. otherwise titles of certificates can become messy

Thanks @ Shahab for your response .

Dear Jaydip Datta I concur with the idea of Shahab Uddin .

Thanks @ Dr.Ivanov for his great suggestion and also to Md. Kemal for his conscent . In India Ph.D and the higher degree D.Sc two are separate considerations.

Thank you for sharing this discussion

I totally agree whit colleague Anastas Ivanov Ivanov.

Best regards: Julia Doncheva

Ph.D, Doesn't mean you are specialist in philosophy.It means you are a philosopher in your field of study, and you've reached the theoretical basis in a particular branch.

Thanks@ Khansaa_Al-Husseini for your response.

All the rivers mix with ocean.

At higher level of research of each and every subjects, all are started with philosophical thoughts. Practical analysis comes far latter.

So, the term Doctor Of Philosophy to the highest research degree is appropriate.

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Thanks Dr. Shibabrata Pattanayak for sharing your valuable thought with us .

Now our thoughts are shared to a philosophical level .

There are two systems of scientific degrees. First one based on continental European (mostly old German) tradition and is two-level: Philosophy Doctor (PhD) and Science Doctor (now Dr. habil.). In some Universities (anglo-saxonic tradition) Sc. Dr. is practically honorable rank.

In other countries one-level system exists including only PhD level (I perceive this system as British-American). Strictly speaking, the level of PhD does not tell about the possessor absolutely nothing, except that he/she spent 2-3 years and wrote a paper that is little bit complex than the master's thesis. On the other hand, PhDs are known, who undoubtedly are prominent scientists. Moreover, one of the "immortals" ("les immortels"), a member of l'Académie française (fauteuil 27 since 2001) Pierre Nora, a leading French historian, does not have this degree (he has a "license de lettres" (equivalent to the Bachelor of Arts ) and "l'agrégation d'histoire").

Initially, a Ph.D. was awarded to those who worked in the natural sciences (as opposed to Doctor of Arts, Medicinae Doctor, The Theology Doctor etc.). Now in some cases, the degree of the doctor of science and PhD are not an evidence of a any scientific level (often politicians, administrators, etc. receive this degree).

Thanks @ Vadim S. Gorskov for your elaborate discussion about the appropriate

history behind the Ph.D degree .

I don't see a dire need to change the semantics behind the Doctor of Philosophy title. I can live with it. Certain others subjects (fields) have decided to have their own title such as DSc (Doctor of Science), EdD (Doctor of Education), JD (Juris dictor - law), MD (Doctor of Medicine), DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery), etc. For all other subjects including the sciences PhD is the title awarded and it will continue to stay that way.

Thanks @ Dr. Srini Vasan for response .

Great discussion, thank you Jaydip Datta for sharing.

In many universities of India who allot M.D to the physicians as Master's degree also kept provision of the Ph. D degree.

Many Professors of such Medical Universities are having both M.D. and Ph D degree.

This is a very controvercial topic...In my own opinion its better sticking to PhD to avoid any form of confusion...

Ph.D. could be in any discipline. So ‘philosophy’ in this case means the study of the unknown, because you will have to research an area that very few people have researched before.

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you right sir, there may be some difference in PHD according to discipline. We write Dr. many time uneducated people understand Doctor.

Such a great discussion and perfect answers; this query for a long time was also in my mind till almost recently. Even I have seen some other usages like, "Dr. Eng. ABC" ,or even (s/he)-Dr. for example in Italy, i.e Dottoressa(Dott.ssa) and Dorrore(Dott.), respectively.

In addition to the mentioned answers and respecting them all, In the context of the Doctor of Philosophy or any other similar ones, the term "philosophy" may not necessarily refer to the field or academic discipline of philosophy, but is used in a broader sense in accordance with its GREEK-ORIGIN, which is "LOVE OF WISDOM". Where in most countries, includes almost all fields (i.e. history, philosophy, social sciences, mathematics, and natural philosophy/sciences etc.) moreover than theology, law, and medicine (the so-called professional, vocational, or technical curriculum) were traditionally known as philosophy, and in Germany and elsewhere in Europe the basic faculty of liberal arts was known as the "faculty of philosophy"

Thanks @ Salman for your valuable response .

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The owner of Ph.D. refers to the owner who has a considerable understanding of the theory, content and development of his knowledge category, can independently conduct research, and has made contributions to the academic circles in this category. The research of this subject has reached its philosophical level. Therefore, Ph.D. can basically award Ph.D. to any subject. However, PhD graduates of non-research specialties usually use other academic titles, such as Doctor of Architecture in Architecture (D. Arch or Ar. D), Doctor of Engineering (D. Eng.), Doctor of Public Health in Health Science (D. P. H.), Doctor of Education in Education (Ed. D.), Doctor of Business Administration in Management (DBA) and Doctor of Social Work. Doctor of Social Work (DSW) and Doctor of Public Administration (DPA) in Public Administration.

Thanks Dr. Yu-Da Lin for your comprehensive response .

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As I feel, philosophy is not related to a single subject. In any subject, we can apply philosophy.

If the degree may be Doctor of that Subject like Dr. of Chemistry , Dr. of Physics ,

Dr. of Chemical Engineering , Dr. of English / Philosophy then also it is assumed

that Awardee must have a great view wth a scholarly psychology .

My view is most of all subjects converges to philosophical view of Researchers .

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