Lucy O'Brien (born 1964) is a British philosopher and the Richard Wollheim Professor of Philosophy at

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. O'Brien predominantly works in the philosophy of mind and action, focusing in particular on

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and self-knowledge. She is the author of ''Self-Knowing Agents'' (OUP 2007) and co-editor, with Matthew Soteriou, of ''Mental Actions'' (OUP 2009). O'Brien has co-edited the philosophical journal ''

Mind The mind is that which thinks, feels, perceives, imagines, remembers, and wills. It covers the totality of mental phenomena, including both conscious processes, through which an individual is aware of external and internal circumstances ...

'' with A. W. Moore since September 2015. She is the first female editor of the periodical in its 140-year history. She was elected chair of trustees of The

Royal Institute of Philosophy The Royal Institute of Philosophy, founded in 1925, is a charitable organisation that holds and funds lectures and events on philosophical topics. It publishes two journals and offers grant programmes as part of its mission to share philosophica ...

in 2020 and was recipient of a

Humboldt Research Award The Humboldt Research Award (), also known informally as the Humboldt Prize, is an award given by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation of Germany to internationally renowned scientists and scholars who work outside of Germany in recognition of t ...

in 2022. She was elected a

Fellow of the British Academy Fellowship of the British Academy (post-nominal letters FBA) is an award granted by the British Academy to leading academics for their distinction in the humanities and social sciences. The categories are: # Fellows – scholars resident in t ...

in 2024.

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* https://www.ucl.ac.uk/philosophy/people/permanent-academic-staff/lucy-o-brien Living people British philosophers of mind 1964 births British women philosophers Philosophy journal editors Mind (journal) editors {{UK-philosopher-stub Fellows of the British Academy