Meet our Students
Mike French
Contract major in Political Philosophy
Michael is from Middlefield, CT where he grew up planning on being president or a lawyer. After taking an introductory ethics course, he was enticed by the difficult nature of thought in philosophy and made the change to join the philosophy department. Michael is planning a future as a professor in philosophy. His major areas of interest are metaphysics, ethics, free will, time, happiness, death, suicide, and his major, political philosophy,. His favorite authors are Sam Harris, Friedrich Neitzsche, and Jean-Paul Sartre. His senior thesis is on Bhutanese Political Philosophy in the United States. Michael is also a member of the WCSU Men's Rugby team. He enjoys long walks on the beach, piña coladas, and gettin' caught in the rain.
"Only one man has ever understood me, and even he did not understand me." - G.W.F. Hegel
Ashley Singleton
Philosophy minor
Ashley is graduating with a B.B.A. in Financial Accounting and a minor in Philosophy. She chose Philosophy first because of her "love of wisdom", and second because of the fact the Philosophy is a great complement to any major. Ashley's minor in Philosophy has given her a new awareness of Philosophical questions in her every day life regarding topics like ethics, death, reality, and love. These topics are all found in daily life, the business world, music, and world news, and the courses she has taken at Westconn have given her new insight based on ideas from philosophers like Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Renee Descartes, and Immanuel Kant (her favorites).
"The unexamined life is not worth living."- Socrates
Ryan Mullally
Contract major in Historical Philosophy
Molly Sabbagh
Philosophy minor
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