By Dr. Steven Gans
Faculty Member, Philosophy at American Public University

At first glance, the statement, “We need philosophers in the workplace” sounds like a non sequitur or an absurdity. Surely, the last thing we need in the workplace are more navel gazers. In fact, the value of teaching philosophy has been put into question, as exemplified by a recent remark by Sen. Don White, Republican- Indiana County who puts it bluntly, “I think we need to do a better job in defining our education as meeting business needs. There are too many graduates, masters and doctoral candidates running around delivering pizzas; that’s because they are majoring in philosophy.”