Philosophical Marginalia
Meg FawthropPhilosophical Marginalia is a collection of essays that analyses fiction through the lens of philosophy
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wc 26/01/2026
It’s been a while but I need a space to work this out and I’ve just packed my notebook for a trip to Germany tomorrow.
It’s been a while but I need a space to work this out and I’ve just packed my notebook for a trip to Germany tomorrow.
Buying an Identity
I’ve been thinking for a while about writing about another book by one of my favourite authors – Scarlett Thomas. I love her work because the philosophy really stands out. The book I’ve been thinking about is PopCo. In it Alice, who works f...
In Defence of Dream Harbor
Over Christmas I was travelling around Asia and spent around 40 hours in the air over the course of two weeks, plus many hours in taxis around Sri Lanka. I read a lot. I took three books with me, plus my Kindle. The first few days I finishe...
What is it like to be silent?
The Silent History by Eli Horowitz, Kevin Moffett, and Matthew Derby is about a generation of children born without the ability to use or understand language. They cannot speak, sign or write and nor can they understand these ways of commun...
Empathy Is Not Innocence
I have finally finished Alchemised by SenLinYu. Just to give you some background, Alchemised started life as a Harry Potter fanfiction called Manacled. Now, to be clear, I have nothing against fanfiction. I think it’s a wonderful way to pra...
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I'm a philosophy researcher working on panpsychism. Here I write about the fusion of philosophy and fiction. Often literature tells us about philosophical theories better than any text book.
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