I am a millennial born to a Canarian father and a Swedish mother. Apart from giving me an appreciation for sociocultural differences, travelling between them also contributed to giving me an outsider perspective on many issues. Among them are ethical, political, and religious issues often considered central building blocks to people’s sense of self. I believe this contributed to my development as a philosopher and it’s in this calling, rather than any particular set of views, that I chose to build my own sense of self. That’s not to say that I didn’t have strong opinions on ethical, political, and religious matters, but I seemed to worry about my views being wrong more often than most.
Some of these things have stayed the same since childhood; others have changed. I am still a philosopher. In my spare time, I continue to enjoy reading, watching horror films, sitting on grass, attending concerts, ranking art museums, having honest conversations, and listening to music considered unlistenable by most. However, I now share many of these interests with my wonderful daughter, who has expanded my identity in ways I never anticipated. I still worry about being wrong—but not nearly as much as I worry about her well-being. Increasingly, I also try to make sure that in addition to making interesting distinctions and engaging in conceptual clean-up, I also write papers on how I think the world might be improved.
A. G. Garcia 