Chris Parsons
@chrisparsons2.bsky.social
I like thinking about philosophy, psychology, and psychoanalysis. I write about these things and others on my substack 'At the Edge of Uncertainty'.
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What happens when meaning ceases to flow?
Finding inspiration is not a linear process, and this article describes how it surprised me by appearing when reading Lacan on Joyce. It is about time that I begin to write…..
#psychoanalysis #Lacan #Joyce
What happens when meaning ceases to flow?
Finding inspiration is not a linear process, and this article describes how it surprised me by appearing when reading Lacan on Joyce. It is about time that I begin to write…..
#psychoanalysis #Lacan #Joyce
At the Edge of Uncertainty (@chrisparsons2)
It’s been a little while since I last wrote a piece for Substack.
Some wider projects and a particular interest in working through Lacan and his Seminar XXIII on Joyce and the Sinthome have been ke...
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April 1, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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What happens when meaning ceases to flow?
Finding inspiration is not a linear process, and this article describes how it surprised me by appearing when reading Lacan on Joyce. It is about time that I begin to write…..
#psychoanalysis #Lacan #Joyce
What happens when meaning ceases to flow?
Finding inspiration is not a linear process, and this article describes how it surprised me by appearing when reading Lacan on Joyce. It is about time that I begin to write…..
#psychoanalysis #Lacan #Joyce
substack.com/@chrisparson...
*** Spoiler Alert ***
In this piece, I apply psychoanalytic theory to conceptually review 'the joining' in Vince Gilligan's Pluribus. If you liked the show, please take a look!
This is part 1 of the review, with a consideration of the others to follow.
#Pluribus
*** Spoiler Alert ***
In this piece, I apply psychoanalytic theory to conceptually review 'the joining' in Vince Gilligan's Pluribus. If you liked the show, please take a look!
This is part 1 of the review, with a consideration of the others to follow.
#Pluribus
A Psychoanalytic Review of Pluribus
Part 1: The Joining
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February 11, 2026 at 7:40 PM
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*** Spoiler Alert ***
In this piece, I apply psychoanalytic theory to conceptually review 'the joining' in Vince Gilligan's Pluribus. If you liked the show, please take a look!
This is part 1 of the review, with a consideration of the others to follow.
#Pluribus
*** Spoiler Alert ***
In this piece, I apply psychoanalytic theory to conceptually review 'the joining' in Vince Gilligan's Pluribus. If you liked the show, please take a look!
This is part 1 of the review, with a consideration of the others to follow.
#Pluribus
substack.com/@chrisparson...
What does the debate over whether the reasoning capacity of LLM's signifies their consciousness have in common with the writing of a love letter?
I explore this question below using Lacanian psychoanalytic theory.
#psychoanalysis #consciousness
What does the debate over whether the reasoning capacity of LLM's signifies their consciousness have in common with the writing of a love letter?
I explore this question below using Lacanian psychoanalytic theory.
#psychoanalysis #consciousness
At the Edge of Uncertainty (@chrisparsons2)
The debate about LLM consciousness is not just unresolved, it is structurally unable to resolve. This piece does not intervene by taking sides, but by asking what keeps the debate alive, what fantasy ...
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February 11, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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What does the debate over whether the reasoning capacity of LLM's signifies their consciousness have in common with the writing of a love letter?
I explore this question below using Lacanian psychoanalytic theory.
#psychoanalysis #consciousness
What does the debate over whether the reasoning capacity of LLM's signifies their consciousness have in common with the writing of a love letter?
I explore this question below using Lacanian psychoanalytic theory.
#psychoanalysis #consciousness
Have you ever wondered about the psychological states that relate to liminality? I take a look at this question here, suggesting that a suspension of meaning in liminal states demands a creative response. substack.com/@chrisparson...
At the Edge of Uncertainty (@chrisparsons2)
This week, I dive back into the world of abstraction, considering the psychological states associated with liminality.
From liminal states which demand answers to questions as yet unasked, I conside...
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January 26, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Have you ever wondered about the psychological states that relate to liminality? I take a look at this question here, suggesting that a suspension of meaning in liminal states demands a creative response. substack.com/@chrisparson...
Have you ever started a project and wondered why the brief feels like it can't ever be filled? Or perhaps noticed that conversation circulates around a subject without addressing the elephant in the room? If so, this piece from my new substack might be of interest: open.substack.com/pub/chrispar...
Why What We Mean Never Quite Gets Said
On the impossibility of saying everything that matters
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January 12, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Have you ever started a project and wondered why the brief feels like it can't ever be filled? Or perhaps noticed that conversation circulates around a subject without addressing the elephant in the room? If so, this piece from my new substack might be of interest: open.substack.com/pub/chrispar...