Rory Smith

Postgraduate Researcher

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

  • "Many (Or Fewer) Davids: Personal Identity and Persistence in Self-Visiting Time Travel"

MA (Hons) First Class - University of Edinburgh 

  • "A Tremendous Whole: Ameliorating Continental Theories of Intersubjective Recognition Through Mutual Connected Action"

 

Responsibilities & affiliations

Member of the Philosophy of Time Society

Postgraduate Research Student Representative for Philosophy (2025/26)

Honorary Member of the University of Edinburgh Philosophy Society

Current research interests

Time travel, metaphysics, personal identity, literature

Past research interests

Continental philosophy, Hegel, Fichte, intersubjectivity

Affiliated research centres

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