You Do Not Write Alone

You are a vital part of a larger conversation—and no AI can do what you do.

I have been called upon today to say a few words for commencement for our graduating PhD students. I hope you’ll enjoy it too—and feel free to share it. I think it applies to communities of writers, of which Substack is my favorite, just as much as within the discipline of philosophy.

Twenty years ago, in 2005, I was graduating from college and applying …