This site explores two intertwined questions: what is consciousness, and what gives human life meaning?

The Consciousness section examines the structure of reality and the place of mind within it.

The Meaning section considers how that structure impacts value, purpose, suffering, and the possibility of a meaningful life.

Consciousness

Philosophical essays on the structure of reality and the place of mind within the world

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Meaning

Reflections on value, purpose, suffering, and the shape of a meaningful life.

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Recent Essays

When Light Freezes – A Vedic answer to the hard problem of consciousness

You’re Already in Hell, and Why That’s Good News