A Reflection on the Importance of Philosophy and Ethics in the Gulf and in Saudi Arabia

This essay offers a critical perspective on the future of Arabian Gulf universities with respect to humanities and philosophy. Although higher education institutions in Saudi Arabia some other countries have begun offering philosophy courses, there are too few degree programs for Most colleges still do not offer bachelor's or master's Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences (AHSS) based common assumption that is STEM, degrees engineering, science, technology, medicine more economically viable than their counterparts humanities. However, latest results British Academy its recent research report “Qualified Future: Quantifying demand arts, social science skills” shown graduates several areas employment across world. Key findings people who hold AHSS similar employability rates those STEM graduates. As result, sciences work wide range industries, including education, public administration, national defense, financial services, media.