I read this:

Career Opportunities

Philosophy is the ultimate "transferable work skill."  With its emphasis on reason and argumentation, philosophy is an excellent preparation for a career in law, religion, business, international diplomacy, social work, medical management or writing as well as post-graduate education. Philosophy majors successfully work in, but are not limited to the following occupational fields:

• lawyer 
• banker
• public relations director
• publisher
• journalist 
• retail management
• librarian
• counselor
• marketing 
• consulting
• research
• accountant
• social worker
• professor
• self-employed
• labor relations
• foreign service officer
• public policy
• non-profit work 
• minister
• teacher

so, if you want to be good at any of the above, you would do philosophy first and then one of the above - eg law.

You forgot the introduction to the discussion...  

Is having a loving family an unfair advantage?

Plato famously wanted to abolish the family and put children into care of the state. Some still think the traditional family has a lot to answer for, but some plausible arguments remain in favour of it. Joe Gelonesi meets a philosopher with a rescue plan very much in tune with the times.

So many disputes in our liberal democratic society hinge on the tension between inequality and fairness: between groups, between sexes, between individuals, and increasingly between families.

Philosophers  like to push the envelope simply because it encourages people to really think about their attitudes to social questions and ask themselves why they feel the way they do.

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@rabbitearbandicoot wrote:

what do philosphers do? I mean how do they earn a crust?

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By saying kids should not be brought up in families, lol. 

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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

Philosophers  like to push the envelope simply because it encourages people to really think about their attitudes to social questions and ask themselves why they feel the way they do.

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Yes, they do.  

They ask the question and discuss the idea.  

I don't get the impression, from the article, that they have a secret agenda to abolish the family unit.

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@bright.ton42 wrote:

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@rabbitearbandicoot wrote:

what do philosphers do? I mean how do they earn a crust?

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By saying kids should not be brought up in families, lol. 

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Is that what they said?

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@rabbitearbandicoot wrote:

what do philosphers do? I mean how do they earn a crust?

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Pretty easy question to answer, Rabbit - they dream up rubbish, and spew out drivel! Especially in this case.

Without bothering to research the facts, I'd venture to say that the family unit has the very best chance of raising well-adjusted, sensible and practical young adults. It certainly did for my 3!

Yes...there are parents who should have been sterilised long before being given a chance to breed, but they're the exception, rather than the norm.

I remember seeing a show once - maybe Happy Days??

They had a guy who did nothing except lay on a table and think, then periodically he would sit up and say something, and then lay down again. Everyone else around waited for his words of wisdom. Does anyone remember the show? Was he a philosopher?

Wow, didn't most of you read past the first few lines. No wonder we are so quick to jump on opinions when the whole context of the article, plus the headline, are completely ignored. Without the headline the article is out of context. Talk about prejudiced posting. 

I'd venture to say that the family unit has the very best chance of raising well-adjusted, sensible and practical young adults. It certainly did for my 3!

But what is your definition of the 'family unit.'  Is it strictly mum, dad and kids? Or could it be single mum or dad and kids, two mums or dads and kids, foster parents and kids or maybe grandparents and kids?

And does a child who is in daycare for up to 9 hours a day, 5 days a week, 48 weeks a year suffer in comparison with a child who is at home with a parent all the time?

These are the kind of questions  that article invites us to explore.