Rory Smith

Postgraduate Researcher, Postgraduate Research Representative for Philosophy

Biography

Background

My current work is focused on problems of personal identity in self-visitation scenarios in time travel, as supervised by Dr Alasdair Richmond (Primary) and Dr Stacie Friend (Secondary). My background is primarily in continental philosophy with special focus on existentialist and German idealist conceptions of intersubjectivity, as supervised by Professor Berislav Marušić.

Qualifications

MScR (Forthcoming) - University of Edinburgh

MA (Hons) First Class - University of Edinburgh 

 

Responsibilities & affiliations

Member of the Philosophy of Time Society

Postgraduate Research Student Representative for Philosophy

Current research interests

Time travel, metaphysics, personal identity, literature

Past research interests

Continental philosophy, Hegel, Fichte, intersubjectivity

Affiliated research centres

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