Personal profile
Educational background
BSc London School of Economics
MSc London School of Economics
PhD London School of Economics
Research interests
Richard Rorty, new and neo pragmatisms, Ralph Waldo Emerson, psychoanalysis.
Teaching
Undergraduate:
- PR2560: Modern Political Thought (course co-leader)
- PR3105: Political Theories of Freedom (course leader)
- PR3930: Issues in Democratic Theory (course leader)
Postgraduate:
- PR5920: Foundations of Contemporary Political Theory (course co-leader)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Analysing My Analyst: The Conduct of Child Psychoanalysis
Bacon, M., 20 May 2025, The Leverhulme Trust, May, 2025, p. 5 1 p.Research output: Contribution to non-peer-reviewed publication › Internet publication
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To resist dogma and accept uncertainty, think like a pragmatist
Bacon, M., 2025, Psyche.Research output: Contribution to non-peer-reviewed publication › Internet publication
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The Therapist Who Hated Me
Bacon, M., 2024, Aeon.Research output: Contribution to non-peer-reviewed publication › Internet publication
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Richard Rorty
Bacon, M. & Rutherford, N., 16 Dec 2023, Encyclopedia of the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy. Sellars, M. N. S. & Kirste, S. (eds.). Springer, p. 3135–3141 6 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
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Rorty's anti-authoritarianism
Bacon, M., 2023, Handbuch Richard Rorty. Müller , M. (ed.). Springer VS, (Springer Reference Geisteswissenschaften).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Open Access
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Analysing the ethical and philosophical issues raised by child psychoanalysis
Bacon, M. (PI)
1/09/25 → 31/08/26
Project: Research
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