(March 8, 2017 at 4:46 pm)Nonpareil Wrote:(March 8, 2017 at 4:15 pm)Jehanne Wrote: Please do not tell me that I am obsessed with the man, because I am not, any more than I am "obsessed" with the lying, pathological narcissistic Donald Trump.
Having said that, Bill Craig is now claiming that he has a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Birmingham:
http://www.reasonablefaith.org/documents/CV.pdf
However, the RationalWiki continues to say that it was a PhD in the Philosophy of Religion:
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/William_Lane_Craig
And, so, which is it? Is Bill Craig now truly "Philosopher Bill Craig"?
It's generalized philosophy, as the University of Birmingham does not have separate doctoral programs for specific areas. He does genuinely have a Ph.D. in philosophy.
It just doesn't count for much, and never has, because, while the program is technically just generalized philosophy, it allows those attempting to achieve a degree to choose their own focus. Craig specifically studied philosophy of religion - in particular, the Kalam cosmological argument - and isn't shy about this fact.
So technically, yes. Ph.D. in generalized philosophy, because that's as specific as the degree could get. In practice, it's a doctorate in philosophy of religion.
And he's not even very good at that.
Okay, RationalWiki is wrong, then. I will try to get it updated, but I don't have an account there.
