Philosophical Advisory
Helping leaders, founders, and organizations think through decisions involving competing values, uncertainty, and ethical dilemmas.
About
Mahmoud Rasmi
I hold a PhD in philosophy with over a decade of experience across academia and industry. I currently run an independent practice helping leaders develop strategies through ambiguity and clarify decisions involving competing values.
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All offerings →Philosophical Advisory
Helping leaders, founders, and organizations think through decisions involving competing values, uncertainty, and ethical dilemmas.
Learn more →Philosophy Retreats
Philosophical dialogue in historic cities: symposiums, philosophy walks, and Socratic discussion. Limited spots for an intimate experience.
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Philosophy workshops exploring ethics, technology, and ideas in practice. For professionals and curious minds.
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Philosophy for Business Leaders
Expertise has almost become synonymous with certainty. This book suggests a philosophical mindset may offer a possible remedy.
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Philosophy of Software Architecture (Dec. 2026)
A three-part course on the philosophical foundations of software engineering, reading Plato, Descartes, Kant, Nietzsche, Wittgenstein, and Deleuze.
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All essays →When Is a Market Not a Market?
What actually makes a market? A look beyond matching orders to examine real hedging, reflexivity, and what happens when we trade on elections.
Read →Ontologically Different: AI, Work, and What It Means to Be Human
A reflection on Susskind's A World Without Work and the hidden assumptions behind the AI debate about what it means to be human.
Read →In Our Own Image
A reflection on Brian Christian’s The Alignment Problem, Enlightenment techno-optimism, and why technical data alone cannot settle philosophical questions.
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