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Australian philosopher and writer
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Male
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Birth:
10 September 1925(Kew, Australia)
Death:
7 July 2010
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University of Oxford
University of Melbourne
The details
Biography
Introduction
Brian Joseph O'Shaughnessy (10 September 1925 – 7 July 2010) was an Australian philosopher of mind, who lived in London and taught at King's College London. He published influential papers on the natureof physical action and the will, at a time when this was quite unfashionable.
Biography
He was born in Kew, a suburb of Melbourne in Australia, where his father was a doctor. He studied at Xavier College and then attended Melbourne University, firstly studying engineering before changing to philosophy. He graduated in 1950 and then went to England to continue his studies at Oxford University. He is buried in Highgate Cemetery in north London in the first section on the left immediately upon entering the Eastern Cemetery.
Major works
- The Will: A Dual Aspect Theory (1980) Cambridge University Press ISBN 0-521-22680-5
- Consciousness and the World (2000, Oxford University Press)