I am an assistant professor in philosophy at Trinity College Dublin.

I work on issues in moral and political philosophy. Recently, I have published a series of papers about joint obligation (one of which is co-authored with Margaret Shea). Briefly, I defend the view that what we together ought to do can come apart from what you or I ought to do individually. I have also published on vicarious responsibility, and am working on some ideas about shared reasoning and solidarity.

Previously, I held postdoctoral fellowships at Northwestern University and the University of Toronto, and an associate lectureship at University College London. I completed my PhD in Philosophy at UCL 2021.

You can read my latest paper in Philosophy and Phenomenological Research here.

You can also read the PEA Soup discussion of my paper Joint Ought, with a critical précis by David Estlund, here.

You can reach me at: mellorr[at]tcd.ie