Brian O'Connor, MRIA[1] (born 1965)[2] is an Irish social philosopher active in the tradition of continental European intellectual thought.
[3] He has written extensively on German Idealism and Critical Theory, and is an expert on the philosopher, Adorno.
[4] O’Connor has also written on the subject of idleness[5] in his 2018 book of the same name, which provided a comparative analysis of the philosophy of idleness.
[6] He was awarded a higher doctorate by the National University of Ireland in 2021.
[7] In May 2021, he was made a member of the Royal Irish Academy.