Each of my diplomas says my degree is awarded "with all of its privileges and obligations" or something close to that. I know of neither an official codification nor a learned treatment of the privileges and obligations involved.

But, along with Thomas Aquinas, C. S. Lewis, and Mr. Spock, as opposed to David Hume and Cmdr. Data, I hold that values are logical. So I deduce that:

• The "privileges" include putting the degree on you curriculum vitae so you can get jobs requiring a degree;
• The obligations include honesty about the subject matter in which you are supposed to have some expertise.

Each of my diplomas says my degree is awarded "with all of its privileges and obligations" or something close to that. I know of neither an official codification nor a learned treatment of the privileges and obligations involved.

But, along with Thomas Aquinas, C. S. Lewis, and Mr. Spock, as opposed to David Hume and Cmdr. Data, I hold that values are logical. So I deduce that:

• The "privileges" include putting the degree on your curriculum vitae so you can get jobs requiring a degree;
• The obligations include honesty about the subject matter in which you are supposed to have some expertise.