Brian O'Connor (philosopher)

Brian O'Connor, MRIA[1] (born 1965)[2] is an Irish social philosopher active in the tradition of continental European intellectual thought. 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]

Brian O'Connor
Born1965 (age 57–58)
NationalityIrish
Alma materUniversity College Dublin
InstitutionsUniversity College Dublin

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
  1. "Royal Irish Academy invites six UCD academics to sign members' book". University College Dublin. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  2. "O'Connor, Brian, 1965-". id.loc.gov. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  3. "BIO". About People School of Philosophy. University College, Dublin. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  4. "Idleness & Society | A conversation with Brian O'Connor | The Philosopher". The Philosopher 1923. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  5. 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.
  6. Shippen, Nichole Marie (15 November 2018). "Review of Idleness: A Philosophical Essay". Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. ISSN 1538-1617.
  7. "NUI Senate awards higher doctorates on published work". www.nui.ie. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  8. "Admittance Day 2021". Royal Irish Academy. Retrieved 26 May 2021.


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