Essays on philosophy, artificial intelligence, mind, ethics and epistemology.https://abhinavsaxena.in/enhttps://abhinavsaxena.in/essays/knowing-without-a-knower/https://abhinavsaxena.in/essays/knowing-without-a-knower/Every classical theory of knowledge assumes a subject who believes and can be asked why. What happens to the concept when the outputs are true, the process is reliable, and there is no one to ask?Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTknowledgejustificationlanguage modelsGettierreliabilismAbhinav Saxenahttps://abhinavsaxena.in/essays/the-responsibility-gap-is-a-map/https://abhinavsaxena.in/essays/the-responsibility-gap-is-a-map/The standard worry is that autonomous systems open a gap into which responsibility vanishes. I argue that the gap is better read as a map of where control and knowledge actually sit — and that reading it is the philosophical task.Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTresponsibilityresponsibility gapaccountabilityautonomous systemsAbhinav Saxenahttps://abhinavsaxena.in/essays/agency-before-consciousness/https://abhinavsaxena.in/essays/agency-before-consciousness/The features that make behaviour count as action — sensitivity to reasons, flexibility, revision — can each be specified without mentioning experience. If they can be built without it, what did consciousness ever contribute to agency?Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTagencyconsciousnessintentional stancereasonsAbhinav Saxenahttps://abhinavsaxena.in/essays/what-nyaya-can-teach-a-language-model/https://abhinavsaxena.in/essays/what-nyaya-can-teach-a-language-model/Western epistemology tends to reduce testimony to inference about the speaker. The Nyāya school asked instead about the speaker's standing. That question, I argue, is the right one to ask of a model's answer.Sun, 30 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTtestimonyNyāyaśabdapramāṇatrustAbhinav Saxenahttps://abhinavsaxena.in/essays/the-transparent-tool/https://abhinavsaxena.in/essays/the-transparent-tool/Heidegger observed that a tool in use withdraws from attention; we notice the hammer only when it breaks. What happens when the tool that withdraws is one that speaks?Mon, 08 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTphenomenologyHeideggertoolsextended mindtechnologyAbhinav Saxena