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David O'Brien Assistant Professor Department of Philosophy Tulane University

David O'Brien

Assistant Professor
dobrien10@tulane.edu
105E Newcomb Hall

Education

Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison

Biography

Philpeople Page

Academic Interests

  • Ethics
  • Political Philosophy
  • Philosophy of Education
  • Metaethics

Selected Publications

  • The unit and currency of egalitarian concern. Journal of Moral Philosophy, advance online (2019). https://doi.org/10.1163/17455243-20182796
  • Egalitarian nonconsequentialism and the levelling down objection. Ratio 32: 74-83 (2019)
  • Inequality of opportunity: some lessons from the case of highly selective universities. Theory and Research in Education 15: 53-60 (2017)