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Dialogue re the Worth of Philosophy Grad School

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I recently read and enjoyed  this  dialogue on philosophy grad school and why we have it by Barry Lam . While I enjoyed it and learned from it, I thought I had a slightly different take, so I decided to write my own dialogue on the matter! The two character are called "Grádwuma", pronounced GRAH-dwoo-mah, and "Ɔdɔfírinne", pronounced AW-daw-FEER-in-yeh. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ɔdɔfírinne: They’re trying to defund us, would you believe it!?
 Grádwuma: I would, trusting sort that I am, but all the same I’d feel better if you’d tell me who they are and what they mean to defund.
 Ɔ: Oh, cute — at least when we’re all unemployed you’ll have your career as a comedian to fall back on. G: Working on my tight-five. Ɔ: Well in the meantime, I just got back from faculty senate where I was told that in light of...