Brian O'Shaughnessy (philosopher)

{{Short description|Australian philosopher and writer (1925–2010)}}

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| name = Brian Joseph O'Shaughnessy

| birth_date = 10 September 1925

| birth_place = Kew, Victoria, Australia

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2010|07|07|1925|09|10}}

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| occupation = Philosopher, writer}}

Brian Joseph O'Shaughnessy (10 September 1925 – 7 July 2010)[https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/jul/14/brian-oshaughnessy-obituary Obituary], guardian.co.uk; 14 July 2010; accessed 16 May 2014. was an Australian philosopher of mind, who lived in London and taught at King's College London. He published papers on the nature of physical action and the will, at a time when this was quite unfashionable.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/jul/14/brian-oshaughnessy-obituary|title = Brian O'Shaughnessy obituary| website=The Guardian |date = 14 July 2010}}{{better source needed|date=May 2023}}