Maggie O'Brien

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 Deptartment. 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.
Upcoming Courses
Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
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Winter 2024 | GS/PHIL6515 3.0 | M | Iss:in Contemporary Political Philosophy | SEMR |
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 Deptartment. 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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Upcoming Courses
Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
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Winter 2024 | GS/PHIL6515 3.0 | M | Iss:in Contemporary Political Philosophy | SEMR |