Wyoming students aren’t allowed to get a degree in philosophy.
Wyoming will become the first state in the US where you cannot receive a B.A. in Philosophy. The University of Wyoming will be the only R1 institution, the only state flagship university, and one of two land-grant universities that do not offer a B.A. in Philosophy.
It is unclear what the justification for this decision is.
It’s not unclear at all. Wyoming is a very Republican state, and the people who run the government there are doofuses who’ve never taken a philosophy course or even thought about philosophy. Ignorance breeds ignorance.
Yeah, let’s get rid of critical thinking tools that inevitably connect to every human pursuit. Since when does science, technology, engineering, and mathematics require logic or epistemology?
How much more factual evidence do people need before they accept there is a magat xtian terrorist war on education?