Lucy_O'Brien_(philosopher)

Lucy O'Brien (philosopher)

Lucy O'Brien (philosopher)

British philosopher (born 1964)

Lucy O'Brien (born 1964) is a British philosopher and the Richard Wollheim Professor of Philosophy at University College London.[1]

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O'Brien predominantly works in the philosophy of mind and action, focusing in particular on self-consciousness and self-knowledge. She is the author of Self-Knowing Agents (OUP 2007) and co-editor, with Matthew Soteriou, of Mental Actions (OUP 2009).[citation needed]

O'Brien has co-edited the philosophical journal Mind with A. W. Moore[2] since September 2015.[citation needed] She is the first female editor of the periodical in its 140-year history.[citation needed] She was elected chair of trustees of The Royal Institute of Philosophy in 2020 and was recipient of a Humboldt Research Award in 2022.

References

  1. [1]
    "UCL Department of Philosophy - Professor Lucy O'Brien". University College London. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Oxford Journals - Arts & Humanities & Social Sciences - Mind - The Editorial Board and Officers". OUP scholarly journals. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 13 February 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2016.


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