Philo Swift

Philo Swift

Love Story - Kierkegaard meets Taylor Swift

Love Story - Kierkegaard meets Taylor Swift

Romeo, Juliet, and the Leap of Faith Era 2 - Album Fierless You’ve been listening to this song for years. And still, something doesn’t add up. You think it’s Shakespeare retold as a fairy tale. That’s the easy version. What if that’s not the point?

The Fate Of Ophelia - Bachelard meets Taylor Swift

The Fate Of Ophelia - Bachelard meets Taylor Swift

Water that undoes names Era 12 - Album The Life of a Showgirl You’ve been listening to this song a lot. And still, something doesn’t settle. You think it’s Shakespeare retold as a fairy tale. That’s the easy version. What if that’s not the point?

Back To December - Kant meets Taylor Swift

Back To December - Kant meets Taylor Swift

Forgiveness & responsibility Era 3 - Album Speak Now You’ve been listening to this song for years. And still, something doesn’t add up. You think it’s about regret. That’s the easy version. What if that’s not the point? Back To December isn’t about going

Teardrops On My Guitar - Schopenhauer meets Taylor Swift

Teardrops On My Guitar - Schopenhauer meets Taylor Swift

To desire someone who does not look at you is to suffer without witnesses Era 1 - Album Taylor Swift You’ve been listening to this song for years. And still, something doesn’t add up. You think it’s about idealized love. That’s the easy version. What if

Cruel Summer - Aquinas meets Taylor Swift

Cruel Summer - Aquinas meets Taylor Swift

Love is a good thing... except when it burns. Era 7 - Album Lover You’ve been listening to this song for years. And still, you don’t see the whole picture. You think it’s about losing control. That’s the surface. What if that’s not the point?

Anti-Hero - Nietzsche meets Taylor Swift

Anti-Hero - Nietzsche meets Taylor Swift

The self as a battlefield Era 10 - Album Midnight You’ve been listening to this song for years. And still, something doesn’t add up. You think it’s about apologies. That’s the easy version. What if that’s not the point? Anti-Hero isn’t about guilt. It’

Getaway Car - Machiavelli meets Taylor Swift

Getaway Car - Machiavelli meets Taylor Swift

The Art of War in Love Era 5 - Reputation You’ve been listening to this song for years. And still, you don’t see the whole picture. You think it’s about a betrayal. That’s convenient. What if that wasn’t all? What if there was something else?

Tim McGraw - Rousseau meets Taylor Swift

Tim McGraw - Rousseau meets Taylor Swift

Love as a reversible state of nature Era 1 - Album Taylor Swift You’ve been listening to this song for years. And still, you don’t see the whole picture. You think it’s about a breakup after a summer fling. That’s convenient. What if that wasn’t

Fortnight - Freud meets Taylor Swift

Fortnight - Freud meets Taylor Swift

Love as a recurring symptom Era 11 - The tortured poet's department You’ve been listening to this song for years. And still, you don’t see the whole picture. You think it’s about a failed relationship. That’s convenient. What if that wasn’t all? What

Blank Space - Lacan meets Taylor Swift

Blank Space - Lacan meets Taylor Swift

Psychoanalysis of the Moleskine notebook Era 5 - 1989 You’ve been listening to this song for years. And still, you don’t see the whole picture. You think it’s about toxic relationships. That’s convenient. What if that wasn’t all? What if there was something else? Blank

Champagne Problems - Arendt meets Taylor Swift

Champagne Problems - Arendt meets Taylor Swift

The marriage proposal as a form Era 9 - Evermore You’ve been listening to this song for years. And still, you don’t see the whole picture. You think it’s about a rejected marriage proposal? That’s convenient. What if that wasn’t all? What if there was

You Belong With Me - Girard meets Taylor Swift

You Belong With Me - Girard meets Taylor Swift

Desire engages in patriarchal carpooling Era 2 - Fearless You’ve been listening to this song for years. And you think it’s about a love story: a girl — a boy — a rival. That’s convenient. But what if it isn’t? What if you don’t see the whole

All Too Well - Heidegger meets Taylor Swift

All Too Well - Heidegger meets Taylor Swift

Heidegger meets Taylor Swift Phenomenology of a drawer that refuses to turn the page Era 3 - Red You’ve been listening to this song for years. And still, you don’t see the whole picture. You remember the story the fight... the car... the autumn But that’s not

Look What You Make Me Do - Foucault meets Taylor Swift

Look What You Make Me Do - Foucault meets Taylor Swift

Michel Foucault meets Taylor Swift Discipline, Punish... and Sell Era 6 - Album Reputation You’ve been listening to this song for years. And still, you don’t see the whole picture. You think it's about revenge. That’s convenient... But what if it isn’t? What if

Out of the Woods - Heraclitus meets Taylor Swift

Out of the Woods - Heraclitus meets Taylor Swift

Hydrodynamics of a chorus that refuses stillness Era 5 - Album 1989 Are we out of the woods yet? You’ve heard that chorus thirty-six times And you still think it repeats... A hook. A trick. A commercial gimmick. That’s convenient. But what if nothing here actually repeats? What

22 (Twenty-two) - Deleuze meets Taylor Swift

22 (Twenty-two) - Deleuze meets Taylor Swift

Metaphysics of portable lipstick Era 4 - Red You’ve been listening to this song for years. And still, you don’t see the whole picture. You think it’s about being 22. But what if 22 wasn’t just an age? Not a moment, but a composition. Not a