Sam Woolfe

My book in the wild. @HousmansBooks #philosophy #books

An article on the connections between Jung's ideas and New Age culture. samwoolfe.com/2026/03/new-ag…

Em dashes and semicolons (more so em dashes) have become associated with AI content nowadays, to the extent that writers avoid them or worry about using them. In this article, I argue why this is a loss to human writing and should be resisted. samwoolfe.com/2026/03/ai-use…

Some research has found that, for many people, psychedelics increase rather than decrease death anxiety. In my latest blog post, I look at whether a triggering of apeirophobia (a fear of eternity or eternal life) may be one reason for this. samwoolfe.com/2026/02/psyche…

An essay on the films of Mike Leigh, one of my favourite directors. I look at how Leigh portrays anxiety in Britain through his eccentric characters, in films such as Bleak Moments, Life is Sweet, Naked, and Career Girls. samwoolfe.com/2026/02/britis…

An excerpt from my book, published by @IAI_TV. It's taken from Chapter 9, where I apply Henri Bergson's theory of dèja vu to the intense feeling of familiarity that many people experience on DMT. #philosophy #books #memory

Deja vu is weird. Excellent article by @samwoolfe on Bergson, time, and why we sometimes remember the present iai.tv/articles/deja-…

I wrote about how we can apply Mark Fisher's theory of 'the weird' to the many weird experiences that people have on psychedelics. samwoolfe.com/2026/02/psyche…

Déjà vu is one of the most peculiar human experiences there is. | iai.tv/articles/deja-… In this article, philosopher @samwoolfe draws on Henri Bergson’s work to argue déjà vu is the merging of the virtual and actual worlds.

An essay on why 'torture porn' horror films and deathcore bands became so popular in the 2000s. samwoolfe.com/2026/01/tortur…

An essay on apeirophobia (the fear of an eternal afterlife) and how certain philosophical views may help address it. samwoolfe.com/2026/01/dealin…

New blog post. I recently finished reading a new biography of #Schopenhauer from @dbatherwoods (highly recommend). One part that stood out was Schopenhauer's warning about how excessive solitude can feed social anxiety. #philosophy #mentalhealth samwoolfe.com/2026/01/schope…

The Company of Strangers (1990, Cynthia Scott)

Images (1972, Robert Altman)

I watched 329 films in 2025. Here are my top 10 watches: The Devils (1971, Ken Russell)