ACADEMIC PROJECTS
My academic work explores the relationship between technology, society and human experience through philosophy. Across my research, I have examined artificial intelligence, digital culture, political philosophy and the ethical implications of emerging technologies.
Drawing on thinkers including Kant, Heidegger, Nietzsche and Arendt, my essays combine theoretical analysis with contemporary issues, investigating how technology shapes knowledge, agency and public life.
UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATION
The Case for Hannah Arendt as a Philosopher of Journalism: Newsgathering and World-building within the Space of Appearance
Final Grade: 22/23
KEYWORDS
Hannah Arendt · Philosophy of Journalism · Truth and Politics · The Common World · Space of Appearance · Algorithmic Governance · The Curated World · World-Building
RESEARCH CONTRIBUTION
Develops a philosophical account of journalism’s role in sustaining a shared world, while critically examining Arendt’s limitations as a model for journalistic practice.
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Praised for its novel contribution, strong argument and potential for publication.
SELECTED ESSAYS
01 / CRITICAL THEORY & TECHNOLOGY
totalitarian enlightenment: Digital Capitalism and Algorithmic Control
4,224 words· 23/23
This essay examines how algorithmic governance and surveillance capitalism reproduce totalising forms of control. It explores the subsequent digital dehumanisation in contemporary society and how platforms shape experiences.
SOCIAL MEDIA· ALGORITHMS · SURVEILLANCE CAPITALISM
02/ TECHNOLOGICAL MEDIATION
Social Networking Services and Ihde’s Theory of Technological Mediation
1,991 word
University of Twente: MSc Philosophy of Science, Technology & Society Entry Assignment.
Accepted to programme.
Applies Ihde’s technological mediation to social media, examining how platforms shape human perception and experience.
03/ PHILOSOPHY OF AI
Kantian Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence, Synthetic Intelligence
3,962 words · Grade: 22/23
Examines Kant’s account of understanding alongside artificial and synthetic intelligence. Explores the Frame Problem and questions whether contemporary AI is as artificial as its name suggests. It challenges distinctions between human and machine intelligence.
KANT · AI · SYNTHETIC INTELLIGENCE
04/ PHILOSOPHY OF TECHNOLOGY
Nietzsche’s “The Madman”: the death of God, Technology and the Digital Age
3,823 words · Grade: 21/23
Explores Nietzsche’s account of the collapse of religious certainty and asks whether technology now fulfils some of religion’s cultural functions, offering new sources of authority, meaning and orientation in the digital age.
NIETZSCHE · NIHILISM · TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY
05/ PHILOSOPHY OF JOURNALISM
Modernising Plato’s Sophist: Truth, SENSATIONALISM, & Modern Journalism
2,756 words· Grade: 22/23
Revisits Plato’s account of sophistry to examine how persuasive language, sensationalism and platform-driven misinformation challenge contemporary journalism, undermine public trust and complicate journalists’ responsibility to truth
PLATO · JOURNALISM · MISINFORMATION · SOPHISTRY
06 / EXISTENTIALISM & TECHNOLOGY
Anonymity, Commitment and the Digital Age: Kierkegaard, Dreyfus and the Risks of Social Media
2,278 words: Grade 21/23
Applies Hubert Dreyfus and Søren Kierkegaard’s thought to a case study of X and Instagram, exploring anonymity, online identity, parasocial relationships and whether meaningful commitment is possible on social media.
DIGITAL IDENTITY· ALIENATION · RISK · SOCIAL MEDIA
07 / TECHNOLOGY & POLITICAL POWER
The Machine as a Political Instrument
1,645 words · Grade: 22/23
Uses Herbert Marcuse’s critique of technological control to investigate political power, digital labour, surveillance capitalism and the influence of technology companies on public life. Examines how technological systems can reinforce existing power structures, shape political consciousness and extend control into everyday life, raising questions about technology’s potential for liberation.
MARCUSE · POLITICAL POWER · DIGITAL LABOUR · SURVEILLANCE CAPITALISM
08 / PHILOSOPHY & SOCIAL MEDIA
Hannah Arendt and the Digital Space of Appearance
2,837 words: Grade 22/23
Applies Hannah Arendt’s concept of the space of appearance to social media, examining how digital communication reshapes speech, action and human relationships. Develops the original concept of a “digital space of appearance” to explore how online connections inhibit alienation. It considers how social media blurs the boundaries between digital participation and meaningful political action.
SOCIAL MEDIA · DIGITAL ALIENATION · SPACE OF APPEARANCE · ACTION & SPEECH
09 / GOTHIC LITERATURE & PHILOSOPHY
The “Other” in james Hogg’s Justified Sinner:
3,064 words: Grade 22/23
The essay explores how religious ideology shapes Robert Wringhim’s sense of self, blurring the boundaries between morality and fanaticism. It examines the relationship between the self and the “Other”, questioning where personal responsibility lies when evil is attributed to an external force. It considers how Gothic doubling exposes the dangers of absolute religious conviction.
NIETZSCHE · THE GOTHIC TRADITION· SELF & OTHER
