Philosophers keep reminding us that scientists receive, after years of study, a Doctor of Philosophy degree. Perhaps its time we changed that, eh? Philosophers have ridden on our coat tails long enough! Let's see how well they do on their own.
I've always wondered about that myself. There should be qualifiers for different doctorate types. People that go to medical school have a 'medical doctorate'. Lawyers have a 'juris doctorate'. Yet someone with a doctorate in physics has the same qualifier as an individual with a doctorate in philosophy. Kind of unusual.
But if it makes you feel better, they have overloaded the term 'engineer'. I have a degree in electrical engineering. They call me an Electrical Engineer. The guy that is cleaning the bathroom in my building is a Sanitation Engineer.
I get no respect....