Scholarly Articles and Reflections
Explorations in philosophy, cultural critique, and the deeper architectures of knowledge.
My writing engages with the human condition through the prisms of art, philosophy, psychology, and social structures. Whether reflecting on the illusions of professional gatekeeping, the myth-making power of visual art, or the paradoxes at the heart of modern labour, my essays are an invitation to think more freely and more clearly.
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These articles appear in stages—some are full essays, others are short-form provocations or working drafts shared in public academic repositories like Zenodo, PhilPapers, and SSRN, to formally timestamp ideas and open them to dialogue. A selection is also published in the Aqua Alta cultural magazine.
The Funny Little Doggy's Riposte to Richard Dawkins
Genre: Philosophical allegory / Thought experiment
Themes: Consciousness, materialism, paradox, identity
Summary:
A playful yet piercing philosophical tale set at Hammersmith Station, where a talking dog confronts a fictionalized Richard Dawkins with the question: If consciousness arises from matter, why is “my” consciousness in “this” body rather than another? The work explores the paradox of discrete consciousness and critiques strict materialist views from a position of speculative humility​
Read on Zenodo / PhilPapers
A Phenomenological Disproof of Descartes' Cogito
Genre: Philosophical critique / Phenomenology
Themes: Certainty, embodiment, rationalism vs. experience
Summary:
This essay reconsiders the foundation of Descartes' epistemology. It proposes that thought is not the only indubitable experience; instead, sensation, emotion, and non-rational awareness offer equally foundational certainties. Building on phenomenology, the work reframes the cogito into a broader claim: "I experience, therefore I am."
Read on Zenodo / PhilPapers – link forthcoming
A New Theory of Gravity: Density, Time Dilation, and Transformation Fields
Genre: Theoretical physics / Conceptual science
Themes: Gravity, density, time, relativity, metaphysics
Summary:
An intuitive model of gravity based not on spacetime curvature, but on density and the transformation fields surrounding massive objects. The theory offers an explanation for gravitational pull, time dilation, and motion using compression dynamics, and proposes new pathways for reconciling general relativity and quantum behaviour.
Read on Zenodo / PhilPapers – link forthcoming
Primer to the Greats: A Self-Education Blueprint
Genre: Educational manifesto / Literary curation
Themes: Cultural literacy, gatekeeping, intellectual autonomy, great books
Summary:
A curated intellectual journey for those excluded from elite education. This primer offers nine foundational texts—from The King James Bible and The Koran to Ulysses and War and Peace—with commentary on why they matter, how to approach them, and what they offer as tools of thinking. The piece doubles as a critique of academic gatekeeping and a manifesto for reclaiming deep cultural knowledge on one's own terms.
Read on Zenodo / PhilPapers