Robert "Rex" Welshon, PhD

Robert "Rex" Welshon, PhD

Robert "Rex" Welshon, PhD

Professor
Department of Philosophy
COLU 4009

Professional Summary

Rex Welshon B.A, Colorado State University, M.A., Ph.D, Philosophy, Brown University; His areas of specialization are philosophy of mind, philosophy of neuroscience, and the work of Friedrich Nietzsche. He is a past Fulbright Fellow (2008-2009) and Visiting Professor at Brown (1997). His publications include Philosophy, Neuroscience, and Consciousness (Acumen (2011); Nietzsche's Philosophy (Acumen (2004); Nietzsche's Perspectivism (Illinois (2000), co-authored with Steve Hales), and numerous articles on philosophy of mind, event ontology, philosophy of language, and Nietzsche's philosophy. His most recent book, This Uncanny Animal: Nietzsche's Metapsychology, will be published next year by Palgrave-Macmillan. He has been Associate Dean of the College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences since 2001.

Course Syllabi

"Neuroscience and the Flame of Consciousness"

Curriculum Vitae