Ethics - The Unenlightened Generalists

Satirical oil painting of a weaselly businessman hiding a philosophy diploma, standing before a global surveillance map with scenes of oppression and a shattered ethics book at his feet.

Capitalism

Alex Karp’s Philosophy Degree

Alex Karp’s philosophy degree didn’t fail him—he failed it, and now he’s desperate to make sure no one else learns how to think critically either.

A traditional Japanese woodblock print depicting the folktale Momotaro, showing an elderly couple reacting with surprise as a baby boy emerges from the center of a large, cut-open peach.

Philosophy

From imperialism to interbeing

A synthesis of Watsuji Tetsurō’s linguistic argument for mutual aid and Herbert Read’s anarchist aesthetics. I examine how the Western 'cogito' creates an alien nature, and how the concept of the 'edge state' offers a path back to context and connection.