Kelvin Li
Kelvin Li
Contact
Stokes Hall North 230D
Email: kelvin.li@bc.edu
Education
- B.A., Chinese University of Hong Kong
- M. Phil., Chinese University of Hong Kong
Courses
Philosophy of the Person I and II
Research Interests
Phenomenology
Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of Psychiatry
Medical Humanities
Philosophy of Emotions
Political Philosophy
Environmental Ethics
Buddhism
Office Hours
M 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. and by appt.
Department
Biography
My current research lies at the intersection of phenomenology, philosophy of mind, and psychiatry. My dissertation examines whether phenomenological psychopathology can provide a qualitative account of the distinction between normal and pathological experience that complements the quantitative-dimensional frameworks currently dominant in psychiatric research, such as the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) and its underlying neuroscientific theory. Drawing on the work of Husserl, Merleau-Ponty, Fuchs, Ratcliffe, and others, I develop a phenomenological philosophy of mind and demonstrate its explanatory power through sustained engagements with central aspects of depression such as depressive mood, anhedonia, rumination. I am broadly interested in embodiment, affectivity, and the philosophical foundations of clinical practice