This blog is an attempt at intellectual self-care. It is a place where I pursue questions that interest me, especially questions at the intersection of the two disciplines in which I hold graduate degrees. I have a Ph.D. in philosophy and a master’s degree in social work (MSW). Although I have held full-time academic positions in philosophy in the past, at present I work primarily as a therapist in a higher-level-of-care setting and have only minimal connection to academic philosophy. This blog is a way for me to continue writing—and thinking. Nothing in this blog is meant as professional medical or psychotherapeutic advice. Nor do I claim expertise in anything I write about here. My aspirations for this blog are purely personal: to re-engage with what led me to get a Ph.D. in the first place, namely, exploration and curiosity. Consider what you read here my slightly-elaborated reading notes, not my final settled opinions. Some of my posts will be one-offs, and some will form part...