Here is a list of academic disciplines, ranked by "realness" according to Gawker:
1. Physics
2. Astronomy or other Space Science
3. Philosophy
4. Engineering
5. Math
6. History
7. Chemistry
8. Biology or other Life Science
9. Foreign language (Useful type)
10. Computer Science
11. Agriculture
12. Geology or other Earth Science
13. Architecture
14. Literature
15. Law
16. Geography
17. Music
18. Economics
19. Study of Some Foreign Place or Culture
20. Archaeology
21. Anthropology
22. Religion or Theology
23. Art
24. Education
25. Foreign Language (Useless type)
26. Political Science
27. Drama or Film
28. Phys Ed, Sports Management or other Major Designed For Athletes
29. Journalism or "Communications"
30. Business
31. Psychology
32. Sociology
You'll notice that Philosophy is #3. Here is a comment about how Philosophy shouldn't be ranked so high from the thread that proves why:
Exactly! Why single out art, but not music or philosophy?
Then again asking for reasoning on a Gawker comment board is probably asking too much.
Priceless.