Brian Joseph O'Shaughnessy (10 September 1925 – 7 July 2010) 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. Biography He was born in Kew, a suburb of Melbourne in Australia, where his father was a doctor. He studied at Xavier College and then attended Melbourne University, firstly studying engineering before changing to philosophy. He graduated in 1950 and then went to England to continue his studies at Oxford University. He is buried in Highgate Cemetery in north London in the first section on the left immediately upon entering the Eastern Cemetery. Major works The Will: A Dual Aspect Theory (1980) Cambridge University Press Consciousness and the World (2000, Oxford University Press) References Alumni of the University of Oxford University of Melbourne alumni Australian philosophers Academics of King's College London Australian people of Irish descent 1925 births 2010 deaths Place of death missing Australian expatriates in the United Kingdom People from Kew, Victoria Academics from Melbourne People educated at Xavier College