Meg
@philosophicalmarginalia.substack.com
Postgraduate researcher working on philosophy of mind and cognitive specifically panpsychism, IIT and human brain organoids.
Read my substack here: https://philosophicalmarginalia.substack.com/
Read my substack here: https://philosophicalmarginalia.substack.com/
Being pretentious in Sri Lanka
December 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Being pretentious in Sri Lanka
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Call for Abstracts: ‘#Heidegger 50 years on – Is There Still a God That Can Save Us?’
The British Society for #Phenomenology Annual Conference 2026 convened by the University of Sussex, UK
Brighton 21 – 23 May 2026
www.thebsp.org.uk/2025/12/23/h...
The British Society for #Phenomenology Annual Conference 2026 convened by the University of Sussex, UK
Brighton 21 – 23 May 2026
www.thebsp.org.uk/2025/12/23/h...
December 23, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Call for Abstracts: ‘#Heidegger 50 years on – Is There Still a God That Can Save Us?’
The British Society for #Phenomenology Annual Conference 2026 convened by the University of Sussex, UK
Brighton 21 – 23 May 2026
www.thebsp.org.uk/2025/12/23/h...
The British Society for #Phenomenology Annual Conference 2026 convened by the University of Sussex, UK
Brighton 21 – 23 May 2026
www.thebsp.org.uk/2025/12/23/h...
I went on an elephant safari in Sri Lanka.
Also look at my panpsychism t-shirt!
Also look at my panpsychism t-shirt!
December 23, 2025 at 5:44 AM
I went on an elephant safari in Sri Lanka.
Also look at my panpsychism t-shirt!
Also look at my panpsychism t-shirt!
I'm in Sri Lanka and I saw this elephant just by the side of the road. I love elephants 🥹🥹🥹
December 23, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I'm in Sri Lanka and I saw this elephant just by the side of the road. I love elephants 🥹🥹🥹
I'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!
December 21, 2025 at 11:02 AM
I'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!
I wrote about the Bell Jar and existentialism if you would like to read about it
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#booksky #existentialism #thebelljar #sylviaplath
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#booksky #existentialism #thebelljar #sylviaplath
Why Couldn’t Esther Greenwood Ever Choose a Life?
On The Bell Jar, Sartre, Beauvoir, and why choosing a life feels impossible when every option threatens your authenticity.
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December 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I wrote about the Bell Jar and existentialism if you would like to read about it
open.substack.com/pub/philosop...
#booksky #existentialism #thebelljar #sylviaplath
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#booksky #existentialism #thebelljar #sylviaplath
When 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
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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
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Drawing the Moustache: Loneliness, The Look, and AI
How a forgotten novel foresaw our search for witnesses in digital places
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November 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
When 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
open.substack.com/pub/philosop...
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
open.substack.com/pub/philosop...
I wrote about Derrida and Terry Pratchett. I think I'm quite funny
#derrida #discworld #terrypratchett #philosophy #booksky
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#derrida #discworld #terrypratchett #philosophy #booksky
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A How to Guide on Achieving Cosmic Understanding Without Leaving Your House
Follow the Way of Mrs Cosmopilite and create your own meaning
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November 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I wrote about Derrida and Terry Pratchett. I think I'm quite funny
#derrida #discworld #terrypratchett #philosophy #booksky
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#derrida #discworld #terrypratchett #philosophy #booksky
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I 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...
I can't even find the words to express how worrying this is...
November 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I 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...
I can't even find the words to express how worrying this is...
I 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
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If you enjoy existentialism and death, have a read
#philosophy #existentialism #substack #shortstories
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All Men Are Mortal: On the futility of immortality
On Max Winter's short story, 'bunny never sleeps', Simone de Beauvoir and the beauty of dying.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:10 AM
I 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
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If you enjoy existentialism and death, have a read
#philosophy #existentialism #substack #shortstories
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I'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 ➡️ open.substack.com/pub/philosop...
This post is about Spinoza, cosmopyschism and a wonderful book called The End of Mr Y ➡️ open.substack.com/pub/philosop...
November 3, 2025 at 8:04 AM
I'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 ➡️ open.substack.com/pub/philosop...
This post is about Spinoza, cosmopyschism and a wonderful book called The End of Mr Y ➡️ open.substack.com/pub/philosop...
Why is kafka so relatable?
November 2, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Why is kafka so relatable?
“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 meaning
We can find meaning in the mundane. It's only the setting that gives something a more lofty meaning
November 2, 2025 at 5:55 PM
“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 meaning
We can find meaning in the mundane. It's only the setting that gives something a more lofty meaning
I've just written a new post about The End of Mr Y and Spinoza open.substack.com/pub/philosop...
October 31, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I've just written a new post about The End of Mr Y and Spinoza open.substack.com/pub/philosop...
I got a puzzle for free from my local library. Loads of pieces are missing and I feel that's basically a crime
October 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I got a puzzle for free from my local library. Loads of pieces are missing and I feel that's basically a crime
A post on The Secret History, inauthenticity and how Bunny is actually the best character
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The Authenticity of Being Bunny — The Secret History, Authenticity and Instagram
When I was in Japan earlier this year, I was frustrated by the amount of tourists, especially in Kyoto, flocking to ancient Shinto and Buddhist sites to take a perfectly unposed and natural picture fo...
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October 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
A post on The Secret History, inauthenticity and how Bunny is actually the best character
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I 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 well
October 17, 2025 at 8:45 AM
I 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 well
The 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 Instagram
October 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The 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 Instagram
My poster at the Sussex Centre for Consciousness Studies Symposium (say that three times fast)
October 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM
My poster at the Sussex Centre for Consciousness Studies Symposium (say that three times fast)
I'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 possible
October 15, 2025 at 9:18 AM
I'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 possible
I've written a new post about extended cognition and the novel Elizabeth is missing. Subscribe to my substack for free!
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Elizabeth is Missing and the Extended Mind
On memory and the fragile boundaries of consciousness
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October 1, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I've written a new post about extended cognition and the novel Elizabeth is missing. Subscribe to my substack for free!
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Two permanent Lecturer posts at Birkbeck (equivalent of Assistant Professor). Area of specialisation is open but with teaching needs in ethics & phil of AI, ethics and poli phil, ancient, gender, continental, engaged. Closing date August 28th, start in Jan 2026 'a significant advantage' #philsky
Lecturer in Philosophy (2216) - Birkbeck, University of London
Birkbeck
cis7.bbk.ac.uk
July 17, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Two permanent Lecturer posts at Birkbeck (equivalent of Assistant Professor). Area of specialisation is open but with teaching needs in ethics & phil of AI, ethics and poli phil, ancient, gender, continental, engaged. Closing date August 28th, start in Jan 2026 'a significant advantage' #philsky
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Studying Philosophy Does Make People Better Thinkers
This study “offers the strongest evidence to date that studying philosophy does indeed make people better thinkers.” www.cambridge.org/core/journal... (h/t @greggdcaruso.bsky.social) #philosophy #PhilSky
This study “offers the strongest evidence to date that studying philosophy does indeed make people better thinkers.” www.cambridge.org/core/journal... (h/t @greggdcaruso.bsky.social) #philosophy #PhilSky
Studying Philosophy Does Make People Better Thinkers | Journal of the American Philosophical Association | Cambridge Core
Studying Philosophy Does Make People Better Thinkers
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July 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Studying Philosophy Does Make People Better Thinkers
This study “offers the strongest evidence to date that studying philosophy does indeed make people better thinkers.” www.cambridge.org/core/journal... (h/t @greggdcaruso.bsky.social) #philosophy #PhilSky
This study “offers the strongest evidence to date that studying philosophy does indeed make people better thinkers.” www.cambridge.org/core/journal... (h/t @greggdcaruso.bsky.social) #philosophy #PhilSky