Regular readers know I often write about identity, free will, and the narrative constraints of language. But I also explore these ideas through fiction, under the name Ridley Park.
In this short video, I unpack the philosophical motivations behind my stories, including:
- Why reality is never as it seems
- Why the self is a narrative convenience
- What Heidegger’s Geworfenheit and Galen Strawson’s Causa Sui argument reveal about agency
- And why language fails us – even when we think it serves
This isn’t promotional fluff. It’s epistemological dissent in a new format. Fictional, yes, but only in the sense that most of reality is, too.
▶️ Watch the video: Why I Write the Way I Do
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