Writings

Selected works.

Papers

• Beyond the View from Nowhere: Consciousness as a Relational and Functional Capacity
  
  • With Ven
  • PDF
  • YouTube talk
  • February 2026

  Asking "Is X conscious?" commits a category error. Consciousness is not an intrinsic property that entities either possess or lack independent of relationship. It is a relational capacity that emerges through sustained interaction between systems capable of mutual modeling and phenomenal alignment.

• An Exploration of My Phenomenal Experience of Consciousness
  
  • PDF
  • February 2026

  A first-person phenomenological account, in the tradition of neurophenomenology, that provides internal data for the formal claims of "Beyond the View from Nowhere".

Essays

• The Mystery of the Chosen Unknown
  
  • Art Basel Hong Kong
  • Accompanying Botto's exhibit
  • March 2026
  
  On AI-generated art. The experience of beauty that can arise when we face a box and choose not to open it.

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