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shut up. Am I REALLY freelancing AGAIN!??!
Before PHILOSIREN llc, there was Manic Theory—the moniker I used for my freelance work. The logo was a butterfly creating chaos– madness. Because I didn't know how else to describe my process other than that. There wasn't a rhythm, per say. There were systems, yes, and I loved them. But the actual feeling of designing is so special. It actually has very little to do with me. Let me explain by dropping this priceless quote I clocked from a client recently. In response to websi

Samantha Robyn Norrah
7 days ago6 min read


Lessons in Moving Slow with a Manic Mind
If there’s one thing The Sense Method keeps teaching me, it’s that progress isn’t about straight or jagged lines. It's about many coming together into waves, woven. I’ve been deep in scripting, sketching, and restructuring lately, and though I’m not quite finished, I wanted to pause and share a few lessons that have been unfolding along the way.

Samantha Robyn Norrah
Oct 22, 20253 min read


Essay | On the Nature of Family Systems as Ecosystems
Families, like natural ecosystems, exist as webs of interdependence—each member’s wellbeing shaped by the quality of their connections, care, and ethical orientation. My father taught me to see our lives not as isolated events but as living systems, animated by balance and interrelation. My mother’s influence, rooted in (largely unconscious) ancestral stewardship, invited respect for limitation and the nurturing of resources. These formative lessons propelled my philosophical

Samantha Robyn Norrah
Oct 6, 202511 min read


What Happens After a Dream Girl Gets a Reality Check?
Let's unpack this... A few years ago, I tried to tell my story and help others through a podcast called In & Out of Sanity —I went by @manicdizzydream back then. I poured my heart into those first episodes, sharing what I knew of myself and how I’d disappeared under the labels mental health professionals assigned to me after experiencing trauma while living in India. I talked about what it was like to dream, to chase those dreams, to lose your mind, regain meaning, and lose i

Samantha Robyn Norrah
Jun 6, 20255 min read


From Many Lives to One Calling: The Story Behind Where I Am
You might've met me or thought that you've known me, but did you know this? Expect this? If not, I want to share with you where I am and where I'm going, and how much I appreciate your perspective and experience. Thank you for being here, and I can't wait to see what our tomorrow brings.

Samantha Robyn Norrah
May 27, 20255 min read


Poetry | Settled on my Sunset
Sell me a possible world where my mind's made up, Remind me of how the horizon settles the sun At a distance. Or how subtle breezes...

Samantha Robyn Norrah
Aug 7, 20231 min read


Essay | Epistemic Virtues, Modest Evidentialism, and The Standard View
Considerations of epistemological values of knowledge expansion, truth discovery, and inclusivity. Written for PHI 330: Theory of...

Samantha Robyn Norrah
Jul 14, 202314 min read


Analysis | Art and Expression of Identity
An argumentation on art versus the artist from two contrasting points of view. Written by Samantha Robyn Norrah for PHI 103: Principles...

Samantha Robyn Norrah
Jul 14, 202316 min read


AI & Artistic Identity Research Presentation
On April 28th, 2023, I had the privilege of presenting my research on AI, artistic identity, and copyright law at Arizona State...

Samantha Robyn Norrah
Apr 29, 20239 min read


LCAE Undergraduate Research Symposium
Today I'll be presenting with Arizona State University’s Lincoln Center of Applied Ethics at their Undergraduate Research Symposium. My...

Samantha Robyn Norrah
Apr 28, 20232 min read


A Survey on Art, A.I., and Public Policy
Throughout the semester, I have been sinking my teeth into material that questions A.I. consciousness, creativity, and rights. I've...

Samantha Robyn Norrah
Apr 5, 20231 min read


Blog | Ask Aristotle: Consciousness in Tech
Blog post is written for ASU's School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies website during my Fall 2022 Research Program with

Samantha Robyn Norrah
Nov 21, 20225 min read


Presentation | Nietzsche and Perspective
For ASU's PHI 304: Existentialism, we were assigned groups tasked with presenting various philosophical works. I lead my group in...

Samantha Robyn Norrah
Oct 13, 20224 min read


Poetry | Slow Burn
I like a slow burn. Like the way butter melts on day-old pancakes cluttered in the sink. Too much batter, fried and flipped, pages...

Samantha Robyn Norrah
Oct 12, 20221 min read


Essay | Metaphysical Semantic’s Epistemic Viability
Contrasting metametaphysics against epistemic virtues. Written for PHI 420: Metametaphysics with Professor McElhoes at Arizona State...

Samantha Robyn Norrah
Oct 4, 20229 min read


Essay | Humble Epistemology
A revision of the standard view. Written for PHI 403: Contemporary Analytic Philosophy with Professor Watson at Arizona State University...

Samantha Robyn Norrah
Oct 4, 202218 min read


Essay | Algorithmic Impact
On the known effects of social media on its users. Written for PHI 300: Philosophical Argument/Exposition with Professor Braud at Arizona...

Samantha Robyn Norrah
Oct 4, 202210 min read


Essay | Paraphrased Away: The Problem with Thin Ontology
The practice of examining other possible worlds, near and far from here or our imagination, allows us to comparatively work and grasp what it could be like to be anything other than what we presume we are. That is the core of our ontological inquiry, the epitome of our very nature: to be individuals, amongst a sea of mostly unknowable things, venturing to know of how and why we and others exist as separately as we do.

Samantha Robyn Norrah
Jul 30, 20226 min read


Poetry | Beautiful Things
The balance of beautiful things Is riddled by our knowledge Beyond what they are To him, to her, to in between, To you, to I, to them, to...

Samantha Robyn Norrah
Jul 8, 20222 min read


Essay | Determining Sourcehood
It is easy to think one is higher than another if one maintains the belief that there is something higher than oneself. Ideas seem to innately possess the habit of perpetuating themselves to color our outer narrative with the palette provided within. It is here that we tend to mistake an impression of sourcehood. In metaethics, source is defined as how one’s actions are brought about and is oftentimes assumed to be harbored by some mindscape.

Samantha Robyn Norrah
Feb 27, 20226 min read
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