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Philosophy Works
Helping philosophers build careers across sectors.
A guided career-development project that helps philosophers understand their options, translate their experience, find relevant resources, and take practical next steps.
Developed by GraspingAI with sponsorship from the Philosophy of Science Association.
More than one path for a philosophical life.
Philosophers often encounter a scattered mix of advice, job lists, mentoring, and examples. It can be difficult to know which possibilities are relevant, how existing experience translates, or where to begin. Philosophy Works is designed to make that first orientation more useful without assuming that everyone should leave academia or make a single, one-way career decision.
“The goal is to make more possible futures visible, and help people take one sensible next step.”
Where the work stands
GraspingAI is refining the experience, preparing early testing, and working toward a larger PSA member-facing debut at the association's biennial meeting in San Diego in November 2026.
- Now
Develop pathways, resources, interaction patterns, and human handoff.
- Next
Run early tests with relevant members of the philosophy community.
- Nov 2026
Debut a member-facing version at the PSA biennial meeting.
A guided first step
The product combines structured orientation with carefully bounded guidance so people can understand possibilities, make sense of their experience, and prepare for useful human support.
Understand paths
Explore careers within, beyond, and across sectors.
Translate experience
Connect philosophical training and academic work to new contexts.
Find resources
Surface relevant, trustworthy examples and guidance.
Choose a next step
Turn reflection into a practical, proportionate action.
Prepare for support
Arrive at mentoring or advising with sharper questions.
What We Are Testing
- Directed pathways
- Curated resources
- Reflective prompts
- Bounded AI guidance
- Interface and system personality
- Anthropomorphic cues
- Human handoff
- Evaluation
Built through distinct forms of contribution
- Developed by
GraspingAI
Product strategy, research, UX and interaction design, engineering, knowledge design, model behavior, testing, evaluation, and delivery.
- Sponsored by
Philosophy of Science Association
Sponsoring and funding development, with a member-facing milestone planned for November 2026.
- Informed by
APA NAC practice
Practical learning from mentoring office hours, webinars, workshops, resources, and recurring career questions.
Aaron Kagan
Project OwnerLeading product strategy, research direction, experience design, and institutional collaboration.
Additional collaborators will be added as the work develops.
Associated work grows with the project
Writing, notes, events, and controlled prototype previews will appear here as they are ready.
Early prototypes will be shared selectively as testing develops.
Help shape what Philosophy Works becomes
We are gathering interest from philosophers, institutions, and potential partners as the project develops.
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Use Philosophy Works when it becomes available, participate in early testing, or receive occasional updates.
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We will contact you when relevant testing or access opportunities become available. Joining the list does not require you to participate in a test.
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Updates from the work
- July 2026
Building Philosophy Works
GraspingAI began development with PSA sponsorship and funding, focusing on orientation, relevant resources, practical next steps, and preparation for human support.
- July 2026
Why the first experience is directed
Career questions are too situated for a pile of links and too consequential for unrestricted chat.