Brian O'Connor (philosopher)
Brian O'Connor | |
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| Born | 1965 (age 60–61) |
| Education | |
| Education | University College Dublin |
| Philosophical work | |
| Institutions | University College Dublin |
Brian Patrick Dixon O'Connor (born 1965) is an Irish social philosopher active in the tradition of continental European intellectual thought.[1] [2] O'Connor is a professor of philosophy at University College Dublin and director of the school of philosophy.[3] He has written extensively on German Idealism and Critical Theory, and is an expert on the philosopher, Adorno.[4] O’Connor has also written on the subject of idleness[5] in his 2018 book of the same name, which provided a comparative analysis of the philosophy of idleness.[6] He was awarded a higher doctorate by the National University of Ireland in 2021.[7] In May 2021, he was made a member of the Royal Irish Academy.[8]
Books
- O'Connor, Brian; Allen, Amy, eds. (2019). Transitional Subjects: Critical Theory and Object Relations. Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231544788.
- Idleness: A Philosophical Essay. Princeton University Press. 2018. ISBN 9780691167527.
- Adorno. Routledge. 2013. ISBN 9780415367363.
- O'Connor, Brian; Mohr, Georg, eds. (2006). German Idealism: An Anthology and Guide. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 0748615555.
- Adorno's Negative Dialectic: Philosophy and the Possibility of Critical Rationality. MIT Press. 2004. ISBN 9780262151108.
- The Adorno Reader. Wiley. 2000. ISBN 9780631210771.
References
- ↑ "Professor Brian Patrick Dixon O'Connor". Royal Irish Academy. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "O'Connor, Brian, 1965-". Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ↑ "BIO". About People School of Philosophy. University College, Dublin. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ↑ "Idleness & Society | A conversation with Brian O'Connor | The Philosopher". The Philosopher 1923. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ↑ O'Connor, Brian (3 August 2018). "Vacation seems like it frees us from work. That's what work wants us to think". Fred Ryan. Washington Post. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ↑ Shippen, Nichole Marie (15 November 2018). "Review of Idleness: A Philosophical Essay". Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. ISSN 1538-1617.
- ↑ "NUI Senate awards higher doctorates on published work". www.nui.ie. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ↑ "Royal Irish Academy invites six UCD academics to sign members' book". University College Dublin. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022.