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Professor Lucy O'Brien FBA

Philosophy of Mind, Action Theory, Moral Psychology and Social Philosophy. A particular concern with varieties of self-consciousness.
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Fellow type
UK Fellow
Year elected
2024
Honours
FBA
Sections
Philosophy
Website
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/philosophy/people/permanent-academic-staff/lucy-o-brien

Current post

University College London Richard Wollheim Professor of Philosophy

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