This my philosophy blog — a place for short, informal philosophical essays, mainly on consciousness, illusionism, and other topics in philosophy of mind, aimed mainly at philosophically informed readers. Feel free to cite them, but note that they represent thinking in progress rather than settled positions. From 2026, material posted here is also published on my Substack of the same name: ‘How the magic works’.
Click on any title to read the full piece, together with comments from readers.
Illusion or identity?
20 January 2020
Something that it is like to be
4 April 2015
Is the hard problem an illusion?
12 March 2015
Red pill or blue? Qualia or qualia representations?
30 October 2013
