Alexander Douglas

Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University of St Andrews, Scotland, UK

Alexander Douglas is senior lecturer in philosophy at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, UK. He is the author of Against Identity: The Wisdom of Escaping the Self (2025).

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Written by Alexander Douglas

Ancient Chinese painting of a scholar in robes resting on a mat outdoors by cliffs and sparse vegetation on brown silk canvas.

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Essence is fluttering

As Zhuangzi saw, there is no immutably true self. Instead our identity is as dynamic and alive as a butterfly in flight

Alexander Douglas