Dr Tom O'Shea
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Current Projects

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Socialist Republicanism

I am developing a socialist republican analysis of the workplace and labour market.

This is informed by a previous research project developing a republican account of domination and dependence in the context of illness and disability.
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Modern Moral Conscience

This research reconstructs the history of modern moral conscience.

​This historical account is used to question the coherence of dominant individualistic and normatively neutral justifications for liberty of conscience.
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Self-Legislation in Metaethics

This project deepens my research into the relationship between freedom and normativity.

My latest work assesses whether social and historical accounts of self-legislation can explain the critical rationality necessary for ethical and political thought.
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  • About Me
  • Publications
  • Other Essays
  • Teaching
  • Recent Projects