Philosophy
Current Students: Postgraduates
Postgraduate Student
Brett Welch
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Brett Welch, Diploma in Mechanical Drafting (Century College), BA in Classical Civilzations and BA in Philosophy with minors in Humanities in the West and History of Science and Technology (University of Minnesota), MLitt in Philosophy (University of St Andrews/University of Stirling) |
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Email: brett.welch@stir.ac.uk | |
| Supervisors:
Professor Michael Wheeler Simon Prosser |
| About me |
I am originally from Minnesota in the United States. After working for several years as a Mechanical Drafter, I decided to move in a completely different direction and study philosophy. I completed my undergraduate work at the University of Minnesota in 2008;and completed my Masters degree through the joint St. Andrews/Stirling Philosophy(SASP) MLitt program in 2009. I began my SASP PhD studies in the fall of 2009. |
| Research Interests |
Thesis/research: The Self & Personal Identity, Embodied Cognition, Phenomenology, Merleau-Ponty, Heidegger. My research focuses on integrating Analytic perspectives on Personal Identity, with the bodily basis of Self found in Embodied Cognition, with contributions from Continental Phenomenologists like Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Martin Heidegger. Other Research Interests: History of Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science, Metaphysics. Non-Academic Interests: Reading, and Traveling in Europe |
| Teaching |
I have been a tutor on: PHI912 Mind, Value and Reality PHI913 From Plato to Existentialism |
| Recent Presentations/Publications |
"A Phenomenological Account of Emotions", Stirling Graduate Work in Progress Seminar, Universtiy of Stirling, 21st April 2011. |