Essays

Essays and longer-form writings exploring philosophy, art, consciousness, culture and the deeper structures through which we understand experience. Moving between speculative philosophy, cultural critique, aesthetics, psychology and occasional thought experiment, these pieces range from questions of identity, knowledge and social structures to newer investigations into painting, perception, memory, animism and the persistence of meaning.

The Funny Little Doggy’s Riposte to Richard Dawkins

The Funny Little Doggy’s Riposte to Richard Dawkins The Funny Little Doggy’s Riposte to Richard Dawkins is a short philosophical allegory and thought experiment concerning consciousness, materialism and the peculiar fact of individual identity. Comments, questions and critical responses are very welcome at the foot of this post. Set around an improbable encounter at Hammersmith Station, the piece imagines a talking little dog confronting a fictionalised Richard Dawkins with a

Ed Mirza

Aug 241 min read

Animistic Solutions to Semiotic Disputes

A speculative philosophical essay exploring animism, semiotics and the hidden continuity between things and their representations — from footprints and symbols to memory, thought and literature.

Ed Mirza

Aug 1616 min read

Painting as Time Warper

Painting as Time Warper Light as the Pre-eminent Vehicle of Reality and Information Author: Ed Mirza Genre: Speculative philosophy / Aesthetics / Metaphysical reflection Themes: Painting, light, perception, memory, time, consciousness, animism Archival edition: Zenodo / Philosophy record: PhilPapers The Painted Room as Portal Certain paintings possess an odd immediacy. They do not merely represent a room; they seem, for an instant, to admit the viewer into its atmosphere.

Ed Mirza

Aug 1313 min read