philosopher
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 called: philosophy scholar, moralist, philosophy student, philosophy expert
- 40
- essential skills
- 20
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Essential skills
40- apply for research funding
- apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
- apply scientific methods
- communicate with a non-scientific audience
- conduct research across disciplines
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
- develop professional network with researchers and scientists
- disseminate results to the scientific community
- draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation
- ethics
- evaluate research activities
- history of philosophy
- increase the impact of science on policy and society
- integrate gender dimension in research
- interact professionally in research and professional environments
- logic
- manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data
- manage intellectual property rights
- manage open publications
- manage personal professional development
- manage research data
- mentor individuals
- morality
- operate open source software
- perform project management
- perform scientific research
- philosophical schools of thought
- philosophy
- present arguments persuasively
- promote open innovation in research
- promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities
- promote the transfer of knowledge
- publish academic research
- rhetoric
- scientific literature
- scientific research methodology
- speak different languages
- synthesise information
- think abstractly
- write scientific publications
Optional skills
20- Ancient Greek
- apply blended learning
- cultural history
- develop scientific theories
- history
- journalism
- Latin
- metaphysics
- perform lectures
- phenomenology
- political ideologies
- political science
- politics
- religious studies
- sociology
- source criticism
- teach in academic or vocational contexts
- teach philosophy
- theology
- write research proposals
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