Essays

English essays and adaptations by Martín Álvarez.

• Librescos: from loose object to archive

  Published: July 1, 2026

  10 min read

  An essay by Martín Álvarez on Librescos, the community of findings between pages: why it is needed, what cultural problem it addresses, and how it turns found papers into shared memory.

• Bicho Raro: publishing with the chain visible

  Published: June 29, 2026

  3 min read

  A brief manifesto for Bicho Raro, the independent imprint of Tremendos Libros: books outside the usual species, visible economics, responsible AI and fair treatment for authors, readers and bookshops.

• Philosophy is not a safety patch

  Published: June 28, 2026

  11 min read

  An essay response to The Economist on philosophers inside AI labs: moral judgment, private constitutions, ethical dials and the risk of outsourcing conscience.

• Varela in the Age of AI

  Published: June 27, 2026

  24 min read

  A reasoned counterfactual about the educational reform Jose Pedro Varela would push in the face of artificial intelligence: public school, platform secularism, algorithmic literacy, arts, sensitivity and judgment.