Eliezer - ‘I would be willing to get a PhD thesis if it went by the old rules and the old meaning of “Prove you can make an original, significant contribution to human knowledge and that you’ve mastered an existing field”, rather than, “This credential shows you have spent X number of years in a building.”’
British and Australasian universities don’t require any coursework for their PhDs, just the thesis. If you think your work is good enough, write to Alan Hajek at ANU and see if he’d be willing to give it a look.
Eliezer - ‘I would be willing to get a PhD thesis if it went by the old rules and the old meaning of “Prove you can make an original, significant contribution to human knowledge and that you’ve mastered an existing field”, rather than, “This credential shows you have spent X number of years in a building.”’
British and Australasian universities don’t require any coursework for their PhDs, just the thesis. If you think your work is good enough, write to Alan Hajek at ANU and see if he’d be willing to give it a look.