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I don't think an honorary doctorate entitles one to be referred to as Dr. In fact, most people with doctorates that I know would rather not be referred to as D
by cgray4 15y ago
I don't think an honorary doctorate entitles one to be referred to as Dr. In fact, most people with doctorates that I know would rather not be referred to as Dr. In the case of this article, it seems like the author is trying to be overly-formal in the manner of a Keith Olbermann rant.
- yahelc 15y agoSeems like he's referred to frequently as 'Dr. Stallman', including on gnu.org. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=%22Dr.+Stallman%22+site%3Agnu.org&aq=f&aqi=&aql=f&oq= http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=%22Dr....
- cgray4 15y agoYuck.
- cookiecaper 15y agoWhile I know that the regular practice is to refrain from calling recipients of honorary doctorates "doctor", I think that in some cases it's reasonable. Stallman is definitely more deserving of the title than many "real" Dr.s that you'd find. Maybe universities need a new class of degree called "honorary doctorate and we mean it for this guy".
- vacri 15y agoMy old supervisor hated using 'Dr' for PhDs and said that the only use the honorific had for him was in getting a nicer table at a restaurant.