Postgraduate researcher working on philosophy of mind and cognitive specifically panpsychism, IIT and human brain organoids. Read my substack here: https://philosophicalmarginalia.substack.com/https://bsky.app/profile/philosophicalmarginalia.substack.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/philosophicalmarginalia.substack.com/post/3melg5zs6tk26I wrote this and it was published today. It's about why you should be a panpsychist https://www.the-pamphlet.com/articles/is-everything-conscious11 Feb 2026 11:54 +0000at://did:plc:zc2emqhsiakdundfhpw2egdv/app.bsky.feed.post/3melg5zs6tk26https://bsky.app/profile/philosophicalmarginalia.substack.com/post/3mdsvpwluic2pI've managed to lock myself out of my house. So that's fun.01 Feb 2026 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:zc2emqhsiakdundfhpw2egdv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdsvpwluic2phttps://bsky.app/profile/philosophicalmarginalia.substack.com/post/3mcxftrwpgk2eI wrote about how those Christmas Tree Cinnamon Bun Coffee Shop Book Shop books aren't necessarily a sign of anti-intellectualism. They can be a way to seek refuge in a world that's going to hell in a handbasket https://open.substack.com/pub/philosophicalmarginalia/p/in-defence-of-dream-harbor?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1hh3w021 Jan 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:zc2emqhsiakdundfhpw2egdv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcxftrwpgk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/philosophicalmarginalia.substack.com/post/3mbwnqdh7as2bI've started using a new app for tracking my reading! Check out my Pagebound profile! https://pagebound.co/users/conscious-potatoes08 Jan 2026 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:zc2emqhsiakdundfhpw2egdv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbwnqdh7as2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/philosophicalmarginalia.substack.com/post/3mbm6lfi3mk2tStarting to see people passing off other people‘s posts as their own now, so I know this place has the juice. It‘s like Twitter old times. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Jan 2026 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:zc2emqhsiakdundfhpw2egdv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbm6lfi3mk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/philosophicalmarginalia.substack.com/post/3mb2gqibew22hHow does one become someone who enjoys running and eating kale?28 Dec 2025 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:zc2emqhsiakdundfhpw2egdv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb2gqibew22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/philosophicalmarginalia.substack.com/post/3maqi65rxdc2iBeing pretentious in Sri Lanka24 Dec 2025 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:zc2emqhsiakdundfhpw2egdv/app.bsky.feed.post/3maqi65rxdc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/philosophicalmarginalia.substack.com/post/3man265mxsc2hI went on an elephant safari in Sri Lanka. Also look at my panpsychism t-shirt!23 Dec 2025 05:44 +0000at://did:plc:zc2emqhsiakdundfhpw2egdv/app.bsky.feed.post/3man265mxsc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/philosophicalmarginalia.substack.com/post/3mamk72ajtc26I'm in Sri Lanka and I saw this elephant just by the side of the road. I love elephants 🥹🥹🥹23 Dec 2025 00:58 +0000at://did:plc:zc2emqhsiakdundfhpw2egdv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mamk72ajtc26https://bsky.app/profile/philosophicalmarginalia.substack.com/post/3maikzrxm422yI'm reading The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carrington. I've not really explored the surrealist movement in depth but I feel this is a good introduction. It's certainly surreal!21 Dec 2025 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:zc2emqhsiakdundfhpw2egdv/app.bsky.feed.post/3maikzrxm422yhttps://bsky.app/profile/philosophicalmarginalia.substack.com/post/3magkbs37gs2yI wrote about the Bell Jar and existentialism if you would like to read about it https://open.substack.com/pub/philosophicalmarginalia/p/why-couldnt-esther-greenwood-ever?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&shareImageVariant=overlay&r=1hh3w0 #booksky #existentialism #thebelljar #sylviaplath20 Dec 2025 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:zc2emqhsiakdundfhpw2egdv/app.bsky.feed.post/3magkbs37gs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/philosophicalmarginalia.substack.com/post/3m5mgq6rlpc2hWhen I started Substack I wrote a post about A Five Year Sentence, a book that I can't stop thinking about, even years later. That post... Was shit. So I've rewritten it. I'm so proud of it now that I want to share it everywhere. Please read it and validate me https://open.substack.com/pub/philosophicalmarginalia/p/drawing-the-moustache-companionship?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1hh3w014 Nov 2025 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:zc2emqhsiakdundfhpw2egdv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5mgq6rlpc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/philosophicalmarginalia.substack.com/post/3m5grfi52mc22I wrote about Derrida and Terry Pratchett. I think I'm quite funny #derrida #discworld #terrypratchett #philosophy #booksky https://open.substack.com/pub/philosophicalmarginalia/p/a-how-to-guide-on-achieving-cosmic?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1hh3w012 Nov 2025 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:zc2emqhsiakdundfhpw2egdv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5grfi52mc22https://bsky.app/profile/philosophicalmarginalia.substack.com/post/3m5crce744c2hI was in the gym earlier and saw on the news that there is a rise of Christian nationalism in the UK. I can't even find the words to express how worrying this is...10 Nov 2025 23:23 +0000at://did:plc:zc2emqhsiakdundfhpw2egdv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5crce744c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/philosophicalmarginalia.substack.com/post/3m5bbocg4as2uI found a short story on Substack and I loved it, so I wrote about it. If you enjoy existentialism and death, have a read #philosophy #existentialism #substack #shortstories https://open.substack.com/pub/philosophicalmarginalia/p/all-men-are-mortal-on-the-futility?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1hh3w010 Nov 2025 09:10 +0000at://did:plc:zc2emqhsiakdundfhpw2egdv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5bbocg4as2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/philosophicalmarginalia.substack.com/post/3m5b6dsqef22uI am not reading enough. My current read is Alchemised and the weight of it is pressuring me to read it quickly #booksky10 Nov 2025 08:11 +0000at://did:plc:zc2emqhsiakdundfhpw2egdv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5b6dsqef22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/philosophicalmarginalia.substack.com/post/3m4r46ndwj22q03 Nov 2025 22:50 +0000at://did:plc:zc2emqhsiakdundfhpw2egdv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4r46ndwj22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/philosophicalmarginalia.substack.com/post/3m4pkp3e3mc26I've been experiencing a crisis of self based on cosmopsychism and ego death, so I had to write about it because apparently that's what I do when I get worried by an idea. This post is about Spinoza, cosmopyschism and a wonderful book called The End of Mr Y ➡️ https://open.substack.com/pub/philosophicalmarginalia/p/we-are-everyone-we-are-no-one-consciousness?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1hh3w003 Nov 2025 08:04 +0000at://did:plc:zc2emqhsiakdundfhpw2egdv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4pkp3e3mc26https://bsky.app/profile/philosophicalmarginalia.substack.com/post/3m4o5k2bu5c2fWhy is kafka so relatable?02 Nov 2025 18:36 +0000at://did:plc:zc2emqhsiakdundfhpw2egdv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4o5k2bu5c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/philosophicalmarginalia.substack.com/post/3m4o3bm33j22j“Is it not said, every second counts?” - The Way of Mrs Cosmopilite We can find meaning in the mundane. It's only the setting that gives something a more lofty meaning02 Nov 2025 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:zc2emqhsiakdundfhpw2egdv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4o3bm33j22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/philosophicalmarginalia.substack.com/post/3m4ja3kzask2wI've just written a new post about The End of Mr Y and Spinoza https://open.substack.com/pub/philosophicalmarginalia/p/we-are-everyone-we-are-no-one-consciousness?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1hh3w031 Oct 2025 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:zc2emqhsiakdundfhpw2egdv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4ja3kzask2whttps://bsky.app/profile/philosophicalmarginalia.substack.com/post/3m43wohdh3s2iI got a puzzle for free from my local library. Loads of pieces are missing and I feel that's basically a crime26 Oct 2025 12:45 +0000at://did:plc:zc2emqhsiakdundfhpw2egdv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m43wohdh3s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/philosophicalmarginalia.substack.com/post/3m3kgxu4els2yA post on The Secret History, inauthenticity and how Bunny is actually the best character https://open.substack.com/pub/philosophicalmarginalia/p/the-authenticity-of-being-bunny-the?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1hh3w019 Oct 2025 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:zc2emqhsiakdundfhpw2egdv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3kgxu4els2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/philosophicalmarginalia.substack.com/post/3m3ev27iaws2lI hate how Richard is trying to make it seem like Bunny had it coming. Like somehow he deserved it. I think if I'd found out my friends had killed a man in some kind of pseudo-intellectual ritual, I'd probably be freaking out at them as well17 Oct 2025 08:45 +0000at://did:plc:zc2emqhsiakdundfhpw2egdv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3ev27iaws2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/philosophicalmarginalia.substack.com/post/3m3cwatdeik2sThe thing about The Secret History is that it reads like a warning against confusing elegance with depth. The characters perform their intellect and study greek for the aesthetic rather than for the deepening of knowledge. It's like an Instagram feed before Instagram16 Oct 2025 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:zc2emqhsiakdundfhpw2egdv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3cwatdeik2shttps://bsky.app/profile/philosophicalmarginalia.substack.com/post/3m3aivwafas2wMy poster at the Sussex Centre for Consciousness Studies Symposium (say that three times fast)15 Oct 2025 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:zc2emqhsiakdundfhpw2egdv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3aivwafas2whttps://bsky.app/profile/philosophicalmarginalia.substack.com/post/3m37vysjc3c2yI'm reading The Secret History because it's the Ber months and what's struck me most is... Well they're a bunch of wankers, aren't they? They've convinced themselves that their intellect sets them apart from normal society in the worst way possible15 Oct 2025 09:18 +0000at://did:plc:zc2emqhsiakdundfhpw2egdv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m37vysjc3c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/philosophicalmarginalia.substack.com/post/3m25arqvshk2qI've written a new post about extended cognition and the novel Elizabeth is missing. Subscribe to my substack for free! https://open.substack.com/pub/philosophicalmarginalia/p/elizabeth-is-missing-and-the-extended?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1hh3w001 Oct 2025 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:zc2emqhsiakdundfhpw2egdv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m25arqvshk2q