Lucy O'Brien (philosopher)


Lucy O'Brien is a British philosopher and professor of philosophy at University College London.
O'Brien predominately works in the philosophy of mind and action, focusing in particular on self-consciousness and self-knowledge. She is the author of Self-Knowing Agents and co-editor, with Matthew Soteriou, of Mental Actions.
O'Brien has co-edited the philosophical journal Mind with A. W. Moore since September 2015. She is the first female editor of Mind in its 140-year history.