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Maggie O'Brien

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Department of Philosophy

Assistant Professor

Email: mjobrien@yorku.ca

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I research and teach in feminist, legal, and political philosophy. I am particularly interested in the questions that come up at the intersection of these areas. My current work is on standing—both legal standing and moral and political standing. Standing (to a first approximation) means the right to perform certain sorts of speech-acts. I am developing a feminist case for a skeptical view about the value of standing norms according to which they are pernicious, especially to women and other marginalized groups.

Before starting at York, I taught at the University of Edinburgh in both the Law School and Philosophy Department. I received my PhD in philosophy from McMaster University in 2016 and completed a Masters in Studies in Law from the University of Toronto in 2017.

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Journal Articles

Publication
Year

Maggie O’Brien (2022) Easy for You to Say, Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 100:3, 429-442, DOI: 10.1080/00048402.2021.1919723

2022

O'Brien, Maggie and Alexandra Whelan, "Hypocrisy in Politics". Ergo, forthcoming.



Current Courses

Term Course Number Section Title Type
Fall 2024 GS/PHIL5803 3.0 A Core Practical Philosophy II SEMR
Fall 2024 GS/PHIL5802 3.0 A Core Practical Philosophy I SEMR
Fall 2024 AP/PHIL4802 3.0 A Core Practical Philosophy I SEMR
Fall/Winter 2024 AP/PHIL1000 6.0 B Introduction to Philosophy LECT


Upcoming Courses

Term Course Number Section Title Type
Winter 2025 AP/PHIL2050 3.0 M Philosophy of Law LECT
Fall/Winter 2024 AP/PHIL1000 6.0 B Introduction to Philosophy LECT


I research and teach in feminist, legal, and political philosophy. I am particularly interested in the questions that come up at the intersection of these areas. My current work is on standing—both legal standing and moral and political standing. Standing (to a first approximation) means the right to perform certain sorts of speech-acts. I am developing a feminist case for a skeptical view about the value of standing norms according to which they are pernicious, especially to women and other marginalized groups.

Before starting at York, I taught at the University of Edinburgh in both the Law School and Philosophy Department. I received my PhD in philosophy from McMaster University in 2016 and completed a Masters in Studies in Law from the University of Toronto in 2017.

All Publications


Journal Articles

Publication
Year

Maggie O’Brien (2022) Easy for You to Say, Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 100:3, 429-442, DOI: 10.1080/00048402.2021.1919723

2022

O'Brien, Maggie and Alexandra Whelan, "Hypocrisy in Politics". Ergo, forthcoming.



Current Courses

Term Course Number Section Title Type
Fall 2024 GS/PHIL5803 3.0 A Core Practical Philosophy II SEMR
Fall 2024 GS/PHIL5802 3.0 A Core Practical Philosophy I SEMR
Fall 2024 AP/PHIL4802 3.0 A Core Practical Philosophy I SEMR
Fall/Winter 2024 AP/PHIL1000 6.0 B Introduction to Philosophy LECT


Upcoming Courses

Term Course Number Section Title Type
Winter 2025 AP/PHIL2050 3.0 M Philosophy of Law LECT
Fall/Winter 2024 AP/PHIL1000 6.0 B Introduction to Philosophy LECT