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Prof Lucy O'Brien
Appointment
- Reader in Philosophy
- Dept of Philosophy
- Faculty of Arts & Humanities
Biography
I have been at UCL since 1992, first as a Lecturer and, from 2004 as Reader in Philosophy. I was appointed Professor in 2014. Prior to coming to UCL I held a post-doctoral position at the Centre for Philosophical Studies, KCL. I was the Honorary Director of the Aristotelian Society from 2008-2014. I am currently co-editor - with A.W.Moore - of the journal MIND.
Research Summary
I work in the philosophy of mind and action, focussing in particular on self-consciousness and self-knowledge. I am the author of Self-Knowing Agents (OUP 2007) and co-editor, with Matthew Soteriou, of Mental Actions (OUP 2009). I am currently working on interpersonal, rather than personal, self-consciousness and the nature of the self-conscious emotions.
Teaching Summary
I teach at the undergraduate, masters and research levels. My teaching is mainly in epistemology, and the philosophy of mind.
I was (with Tom Stern) the recipient of a 2012 UCL Teaching Innovations Grant to teach all our graduate students 'Rhetoric and Presentation Skills' in one-day workshops.
Appointments
| Professor of Philosophy | Philosophy | UCL, United Kingdom |
Academic Background
| 1987 | DPhil | Doctor of Philosophy | University of Oxford |
| 1987 | M.Phil | Master of Philosophy – Philosophy | University of Sheffield |
| 1986 | BA | Bachelor of Arts – Mathematics and Philosophy | University of Sheffield |
