Where a philosopher can go next
5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a philosopher already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Philosophers study and argument over general and structural problems pertaining to society, humans and individuals. They have well-developed rational and argumentative abilities to engage in discussion related to existence, value systems, knowledge, or reality. They recur to logic in discussion which lead to levels of deepness and abstraction.
Also known as philosophy expert, philosophy student, philosophy scholar, moralist.
Professionals 60 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: thanatology researcher, 77%
- 70% and above · short step
- 50 to 70% · real move
- Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 2 · What the job itself asks for
A philosopher needs 40 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.
- history of philosophy arts and humanities
- philosophical schools of thought arts and humanities
- logic arts and humanities
- morality arts and humanities
- philosophy arts and humanities
- ethics arts and humanities
- present arguments persuasively communication, collaboration and creativity
- rhetoric social sciences, journalism and information
- scientific literature generic programmes and qualifications
- apply scientific methods information skills
Table 3 · Jobs that lead here
The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a philosopher does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.
- religion scientific researcher 80% covered · difficulty 30.3
- anthropologist 76% covered · difficulty 34.1
- thanatology researcher 74% covered · difficulty 36.6
- media scientist 73% covered · difficulty 37.7
- historian 73% covered · difficulty 38.2
- communication scientist 73% covered · difficulty 38.5
- literary scholar 73% covered · difficulty 38.3
- immunologist 72% covered · difficulty 39.1
- linguist 71% covered · difficulty 39.8
- statistician 71% covered · difficulty 40.1
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How these figures were compiled
Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a philosopher’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.